H.R. 5292: 2020 Census Accountability Act

115th Congress · introduced 2018-03-15 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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Where it came from: introduced 2018-03-15 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

2020 Census Accountability Act

Plain summary

2020 Census Accountability Act This bill requires the Bureau of the Census to establish the Task Force on the 2020 Census, which shall report to Congress on: existing and potential policies and measures that promote full participation in the decennial census by all residents of the United States; potential negative impacts on minority populations resulting from the addition of a citizenship question to the census, including potential impacts on congressional reapportionment, legislative redistricting, and distribution of federal funds; civil rights issues that could be affected with the addition of a citizenship question to the census; and a potential decrease in participation related to the addition of citizenship questions. The task force shall terminate following the 2020 decennial census.

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Official text

2020 Census Accountability Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] · 35 cosponsors

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Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Juan Vargas (D-CA), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Dina Titus (D-NV), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), Grace Meng (D-NY)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] reported raising $3.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr5292.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr5292 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115