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H.R. 5046: Census Clarification and Privacy Act

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H.R. 5046: Census Clarification and Privacy Act

111th Congress · introduced 2010-04-15 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2010-04-15 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

Census Clarification and Privacy Act

Plain summary

Census Clarification and Privacy Act - Requires the Secretary of Commerce to include on the front of the questionnaire used in the decennial census and on the American Community Survey a statement that constitutionally, the recipient is only required to provide the number of individuals living in his or her residence and that all other questions are optional. Applies penalties for failing or neglecting to answer census or Survey questions only to an individual who: (1) willfully gives a false answer; or (2) refuses or willfully neglects to answer a question regarding the number of persons living in such individual's residence.

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Official text

Census Clarification and Privacy Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2] · 8 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong111-hr5046 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111