A bill 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 (23 Jul 2019): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
What this bill does
S. 2233 would rescind Executive Order 13880, which had directed federal agencies to share citizenship-status data with the Census Bureau in connection with the decennial census. The bill states that the order's provisions "are rescinded and shall have no force or effect," and it would apply retroactively, taking effect as of July 11, 2019, the date the executive order was issued.
The bill would primarily affect federal agencies that were directed under the executive order to collect and share citizenship data, as well as the Census Bureau's handling of citizenship information for census purposes. By nullifying the order, the bill would end the specific data-sharing requirement created by that directive, though it does not add any new requirements of its own.
The bill was introduced in the Senate on July 23, 2019, by Senator Brian Schatz along with several cosponsors, and was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. It has not received a vote and, according to available records, no further action has occurred since its introduction.
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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
23 Jul 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Common questions
- What does S. 2233 do?
- S. 2233 would rescind Executive Order 13880, which had directed federal agencies to share citizenship-status data with the Census Bureau in connection with the decennial census. The bill states that the order's provisions "are rescinded and shall have no force or effect," and it would apply retroactively, taking effect as of July 11, 2019, the date the executive order was issued. The bill would primarily affect federal agencies that were directed under the executive order to collect and share citizenship data, as well as the Census Bureau's handling of citizenship information for census purposes. By nullifying the order, the bill would end the specific data-sharing requirement created by that directive, though it does not add any new requirements of its own. The bill was introduced in the Senate on July 23, 2019, by Senator Brian Schatz along with several cosponsors, and was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. It has not received a vote and, according to available records, no further action has occurred since its introduction.
- Has S. 2233 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for S. 2233. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored S. 2233?
- S. 2233 was sponsored by Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI), with 32 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on S. 2233?
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (23 Jul 2019).
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