,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #acbj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #bb1       
#bjai,mr4 ,king of ,iowa 7for himself1  
,mr4 ,allen1 ,mr4 ,brooks of ,alabama1  
,mr4 ,duncan1 ,mr4 ,mooney of ,west     
,virginia1 and ,mr4 ,gibbs7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,oversight and     
,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ac1
 ,united ,states ,code1 to require that 
any questionnaire used in determining   
the decennial census of population shall
 contain an option for respondents to   
indicate citizenship status or lawful   
presence in the ,united ,states1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,census       
,accuracy ,act of #bjai 4  #b4          
,citizenship or lawful presence status  
on census questionnaires ,section #ada  
of title #ac1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended--  7#a7 by redesignating        
subsection 7g7 as subsection 7h72 and   
7#b7 by inserting after subsection 7f7  

the following3  7g7 ,in conducting the  
#bjbj decennial census and each         
decennial census thereafter1 the        
,secretary shall include in any         
questionnaire distributed or otherwise  
used for the purpose of determining the 
total population by ,states--  7#a7 a   
checkbox or other similar option for    
respondents to indicate whether the     
respondent is a citizen or national of  
the ,united ,states1 is lawfully        
admitted for permanent residence in the 
,united ,state1 is an alien who         
otherwise has lawful status under the   
immigration laws1 or none of these2 and 
7#b7 in connection with the option      
relating to status under the immigration
 laws1 a question regarding which       
,federal program or provision of law    
accorded the respondent such status4  4