Open Congress : Information Policy, Census, and National Archives - Major Bill Actions

Bill Introduced: H.R.3582 Census Improvement Act

2009-09-16T00:00:00Z

To make organizations which have been indicted for violations of Federal or State law relating to elections for public office ineligible to participate in the Planning Partnership Program for the 2010 census of population, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3471 REAL ID Repeal and Identification Security Enhancement Act of 2009

2009-07-31T00:00:00Z

To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3131 To make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions.

2009-07-08T00:00:00Z

To make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3013 To amend title 13, United States Code, to provide for the more accurate and complete enumeration of certain overseas Americans in the decennial census.

2009-06-24T00:00:00Z

To amend title 13, United States Code, to provide for the more accurate and complete enumeration of certain overseas Americans in the decennial census.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2256 Preserving the American Historical Record Act

2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

To authorize the Archivist of the United States to make grants to States for the preservation and dissemination of historical records.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2171 Preserving the American Historical Record Act

2009-04-29T00:00:00Z

To authorize the Archivist of the United States to make grants to States for the preservation and dissemination of historical records.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2071 To require that, in the questionnaires used in the taking of any decennial census of population, a checkbox or other similar option be included so that respondents may indicate Caribbean extraction or descent.

2009-04-23T00:00:00Z

To require that, in the questionnaires used in the taking of any decennial census of population, a checkbox or other similar option be included so that respondents may indicate Caribbean extraction or descent.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2075 To amend title 13, United States Code, to require that, for purposes of any decennial census, any individual who is incarcerated as of the date on which such census is taken shall be attributed to the place that was such individual's last usual place of residence before such individual's incarceration began.

2009-04-23T00:00:00Z

To amend title 13, United States Code, to require that, for purposes of any decennial census, any individual who is incarcerated as of the date on which such census is taken shall be attributed to the place that was such individual's last usual place of residence before such individual's incarceration began.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1910 Chief Technology Officer Act of 2009

2009-04-02T00:00:00Z

To create the Office of the Chief Technology Officer within the Executive Office of the President.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1556 To authorize appropriations for the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through fiscal year 2014.

2009-03-17T00:00:00Z

To authorize appropriations for the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through fiscal year 2014.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1504 To require that, in the questionnaires used in the taking of any decennial census of population, a checkbox or other similar option be included so that respondents may indicate Dominican extraction or descent.

2009-03-12T00:00:00Z

To require that, in the questionnaires used in the taking of any decennial census of population, a checkbox or other similar option be included so that respondents may indicate Dominican extraction or descent.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1254 Restoring the Integrity of American Statistics Act of 2009

2009-03-03T00:00:00Z

To make the Census Bureau an independent establishment.

Bill Introduced: H.R.434 To amend title 5, United States Code, to permit access to databases maintained by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for purposes of complying with sex offender registry and notification laws, and for other purposes.

2009-01-09T00:00:00Z

To amend title 5, United States Code, to permit access to databases maintained by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for purposes of complying with sex offender registry and notification laws, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6056 Preserving the American Historical Record Act

2008-05-14T00:00:00Z

To authorize the Archivist of the United States to make grants to States for the preservation and dissemination of historical records.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5811 Electronic Communications Preservation Act

2008-04-15T00:00:00Z

To amend title 44, United States Code, to require preservation of certain electronic records by Federal agencies, to require a certification and reports relating to Presidential records, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5582 To authorize appropriations for the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through fiscal year 2014.

2008-03-11T00:00:00Z

To authorize appropriations for the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through fiscal year 2014.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4791 Federal Agency Data Protection Act

2007-12-18T00:00:00Z

To amend title 44, United States Code, to strengthen requirements for ensuring the effectiveness of information security controls over information resources that support Federal operations and assets, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3548 Plain Language in Government Communications Act of 2007

2007-09-17T00:00:00Z

To enhance citizen access to Government information and services by establishing plain language as the standard style for Government documents issued to the public, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3243 Poverty Measurement Improvement Act

2007-07-31T00:00:00Z

To direct the Bureau of the Census to publish improved annual measures of family income for use in more accurately determining the extent of poverty in the United States and the anti-poverty effectiveness of means-tested benefit and tax programs, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1848 CSRS Retirement Repayment Technical Correction Act of 2007

2007-03-29T00:00:00Z

To amend title 5, United States Code, to exempt certain individuals under the Civil Service Retirement System from the requirement to pay interest on the repayment of amounts received as refunds of retirement contributions as a condition of receiving credit under such System for the service covered by the refund.