To nullify the effect of the recent executive order that requires Federal agencies to share citizenship data.
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (22 Jun 2020): Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
What this bill does
H.R. 7291 is a short, single-purpose bill that would formally rescind Executive Order 13880, issued July 11, 2019, which directed federal agencies to share citizenship-status data with the Census Bureau in connection with the decennial census. The bill states that the executive order's provisions would be nullified and have no legal force or effect, and it specifies that this repeal would apply retroactively, taking effect as though enacted on the same date the executive order was originally issued.
The bill would primarily affect federal agencies that were directed under the executive order to compile or transmit citizenship data, as well as the Census Bureau's data-collection practices tied to that order. More broadly, it relates to how citizenship information is gathered and used in connection with the census, an issue with implications for immigrant communities and demographic data used in areas such as redistricting.
The bill was introduced on June 22, 2020, by Rep. Steven Horsford (D-NV) with 24 cosponsors, and was referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. It did not advance further, receiving no committee action or floor vote before the end of the 116th Congress, and it expired without becoming law.
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Official summary
This bill nullifies a July 11, 2019, executive order (1) directing all federal agencies to share citizenship information with the Department of Commerce, (2) establishing an interagency working group to improve Commerce's access to citizenship-related records in other agencies, and (3) directing Commerce to strengthen efforts to obtain citizenship-related records from states.
Timeline
22 Jun 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 7291 do?
- H.R. 7291 is a short, single-purpose bill that would formally rescind Executive Order 13880, issued July 11, 2019, which directed federal agencies to share citizenship-status data with the Census Bureau in connection with the decennial census. The bill states that the executive order's provisions would be nullified and have no legal force or effect, and it specifies that this repeal would apply retroactively, taking effect as though enacted on the same date the executive order was originally issued. The bill would primarily affect federal agencies that were directed under the executive order to compile or transmit citizenship data, as well as the Census Bureau's data-collection practices tied to that order. More broadly, it relates to how citizenship information is gathered and used in connection with the census, an issue with implications for immigrant communities and demographic data used in areas such as redistricting. The bill was introduced on June 22, 2020, by Rep. Steven Horsford (D-NV) with 24 cosponsors, and was referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. It did not advance further, receiving no committee action or floor vote before the end of the 116th Congress, and it expired without becoming law.
- Has H.R. 7291 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.R. 7291. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.R. 7291?
- H.R. 7291 was sponsored by Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), with 25 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 7291?
- Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. (22 Jun 2020).
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