H.R. 7106 · 115th Congress
AMERICA Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Duncan Hunter
- Introduced
- 2018-10-30
- Latest action
- 2018-10-30 · Introduced in House
Summary
Authorizing Moderated Enumeration Responses Including Citizenship Acquisition Act or the AMERICA Act
This bill makes the penalty for refusing or neglecting to answer a decennial census question apply only to the extent necessary to allow the federal government to obtain the information needed for its enumeration of: (1) the population, as required by the Constitution; and (2) its citizen and noncitizen populations.
Only questions included on a decennial census short form regarding enumeration of household and citizenship status shall be considered necessary to permit such an enumeration.