Collecting Information About Citizenship Status in Connection With the Decennial Census
Orders Agencies to Share Records to Maximize Citizenship Data
What it does
Agencies must promptly provide the Department of Commerce maximum lawful access to administrative records to determine the number of citizens, non-citizens, and illegal aliens.
Real-world impact
- Requires federal agencies to share administrative records on citizenship with the Census Bureau.
- Aims to generate citizenship status data covering 100 percent of the population.
- May help States obtain citizen counts for drawing voter-eligible legislative districts.
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Summary
This order directs all federal agencies to provide the Department of Commerce maximum legal access to administrative records that can identify citizens, non-citizens, and illegal aliens. It creates a Census-led interagency working group with the goal of producing citizenship-status data covering 100 percent of the population.
The Secretary of Commerce is asked to consider adding a citizenship question to the 2030 census, expanding the American Community Survey, and strengthening efforts to obtain State records; Title 13 confidentiality protections will be respected and used only for statistics.
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