[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6250 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6250

   To amend title 39, United States Code, to prohibit deceptive mail 
            relating to the census, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 12, 2020

    Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York (for herself and Ms. Eshoo) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          Oversight and Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 39, United States Code, to prohibit deceptive mail 
            relating to the census, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Census Form Integrity Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON DECEPTIVE MAILINGS RELATING TO THE CENSUS.

    Section 3001(i) of title 39, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
            ``(3)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
        section, and except as provided in subparagraph (C), any matter 
        described in subparagraph (B) is nonmailable matter, shall not 
        be carried or delivered by mail, and shall be disposed of as 
        the Postal Service directs.
            ``(B) Matter described in this subparagraph is any matter 
        that is otherwise legally acceptable in the mails which 
        constitutes a solicitation by a nongovernmental entity for 
        information or the contribution of funds that--
                    ``(i) bears the term `census' on such matter, or on 
                the envelope or outside cover or wrapper in which the 
                matter is mailed; and
                    ``(ii)(I) bears the term `official', or any other 
                language suggesting that a response is required or 
                mandatory, on such matter, or on the envelope or 
                outside cover or wrapper in which the matter is mailed; 
                or
                    ``(II) could be reasonably interpreted or construed 
                as implying any Federal Government connection, 
                approval, or endorsement.
            ``(C) This paragraph shall not apply to--
                    ``(i) any matter mailed by a Federal agency; or
                    ``(ii) any matter, and the envelope or outside 
                cover or wrapper in which such matter is mailed, that 
                bears on its face in capital letters and in conspicuous 
                and legible type the following notices: `THIS 
                ORGANIZATION HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED OR ENDORSED BY THE 
                FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AND THIS OFFER IS NOT BEING MADE BY 
                AN AGENCY OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.' and `THIS IS NOT 
                A GOVERNMENT DOCUMENT', or notices to the same effect 
                in words which the Postal Service may prescribe.
            ``(D) If the Postmaster General determines that matter has 
        been placed in the mail in violation of this paragraph--
                    ``(i) not later than 15 days after the date of such 
                determination, the Postmaster General shall notify the 
                Director of the Bureau of the Census, the Committee on 
                Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives, 
                and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
                Affairs of the Senate; and
                    ``(ii) any mailing permit used by the 
                nongovernmental entity that mailed such matter shall be 
                revoked for a period, to be determined by the 
                Postmaster General, of up to 1 year beginning on such 
                date of determination.''.
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