,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cacc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #b1  
#bjba,mr4 ,schatz 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,casey1 and ,ms4 ,warren7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was read twice   
and referred to the ,committee on       
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend chapter  
#g of title #ac1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to prohibit certain deceptive practices 
in relation to a census1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,honest ,census     
,communications ,act4  #b4 ,prohibition 
on deceptive practices relating to      
census  7a7 ,in general ,chapter #g of  
title #ac1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  ,,iv ,deceptive ,practices  
#bea4 ,prohibition on deceptive         
practices  7a7 ,definitions ,in this    
section-- 7#a7 the term census means any
 census under this title1 including the 
decennial census of population2  7#b7   

the term census-related information     
means any information regarding-- 7,a7  
the time1 place1 or manner of holding   
any census2 or  7,b7 the qualifications 
for1 or restrictions on1 participation  
in any census2 and  7#c7 the term       
covered communication means any-- 7,a7  
written communication2  7,b7 electronic 
or digital communication1 including a   
communication through a website1        
application1 online forum1 social media 
platform1 streaming service1 or other   
means of communications using the       
internet or a similar communications    
network2 or  7,c7 telephonic            
communication1 including any phone call1
 text message1 or other communication   
sent1 received1 or transmitted using a  
wireless or wireline phone or a cellular
 or other phone network4  7b7           
,prohibition ,it shall be unlawful for  
any person1 whether acting under color  
of law or otherwise1 to communicate or  
cause to be communicated any            
census-related information by any means1

 including by means of any covered      
communication1 or to produce any        
census-related information with the     
intent that the census-related          
information be communicated-- 7#a7      
knowing the census-related information  
to be materially false2 and  7#b7 with  
the intent to impede or prevent another 
person from participating in any census4
  7c7 ,criminal penalties ,any          
individual who violates subsection 7b7  
shall be fined in the amount equal to   
the maximum penalty provided under      
subsection 7d71 imprisoned for not more 
than #e years1 or both4  7d7 ,civil     
penalties ,a civil penalty of not more  
than #aa1aha may be assessed against any
 individual who violates subsection 7b74
  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table 
of sections for chapter #g of title #ac1
 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by   
adding at the end the following3        
,subchapter ,,iv--,deceptive ,practices 
#bea4 ,prohibition on deceptive         
practices4  4