{"format":1,"id":"117-hr-4176","congress":117,"number":"H.R. 4176","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To improve Federal population surveys by requiring the collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation and gender identity in certain surveys, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To improve Federal population surveys by requiring the collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation and gender identity in certain surveys, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act"},{"type":"Official Titles as Amended by House","title":"To improve Federal populations surveys by requiring the collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation, gender identity, and variations in sex characteristics in certain surveys, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"LGBTQ Data Inclusion Act"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2021-06-25","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2022-06-23","vote":{"id":"117-2022-h296","question":"On Passage","title":"LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act","result":"Passed","yea":220,"nay":201,"present":0,"not_voting":8,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2022/roll296.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"na","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"na","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.","date":"2022-07-11"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[{"number":"H.Amdt. 240","sponsor":"Rep. 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[D-NY-12]","purpose":"Amendment clarifies that when applicable, federal surveys should gather information from a knowledgeable proxy of a deceased LGBTQI+ individual.","result":"Agreed to","date":"2022-06-23","yea":213,"nay":201,"present":0,"not_voting":15,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2022/roll294.xml"}],"other_votes":[{"chamber":"house","date":"2022-06-23","question":"On Agreeing to the Amendment","title":"","result":"Agreed to","yea":216,"nay":200,"present":0,"not_voting":13,"kind":"amendment","source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2022/roll293.xml"},{"chamber":"house","date":"2022-06-23","question":"On Agreeing to the Amendment","title":"","result":"Agreed to","yea":213,"nay":201,"present":0,"not_voting":15,"kind":"amendment","source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2022/roll294.xml"},{"chamber":"house","date":"2022-06-23","question":"On Motion to Recommit","title":"LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act","result":"Failed","yea":202,"nay":218,"present":0,"not_voting":9,"kind":"procedural","source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2022/roll295.xml"}],"crs_summary":{"date":"2022-06-23","stage":"Passed House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill addresses federal data collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation, gender identity, and variations in sex characteristics."},{"k":"p","t":"Specifically, the bill requires federal agencies that collect information through a survey for statistical purposes that includes demographic data (where subjects self-report information or a proxy provides information about the subject or responds for all persons in a household) to review existing data sets to determine which data sets do not include information about sexual orientation, gender identity, and variations in sex characteristics."},{"k":"p","t":"Such agencies must assess needed changes in survey methods related to asking questions on such matters."},{"k":"p","t":"Agencies that publish reports relying on survey demographic data must include information on sexual orientation, gender identity, and variations in sex characteristics."},{"k":"p","t":"Agencies may waive this publication requirement on a case-by-case basis if the confidentiality of the information cannot be maintained or if adding such information to the survey would impair the agency's ability to preserve the utility, accuracy, or objectivity of the survey while also generating relevant evidence about the LGBTQI+ community."},{"k":"p","t":"The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress on the implementation of this bill's requirements by agencies."}],"words":193},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Requires federal agencies that collect statistical survey data including demographic information to review, add and report voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation, gender identity, and variations in sex characteristics.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4176/text/eh#HAEFAF8DBBE11463AACC24CF06B4A21EE"}]},"core_areas":["Federal survey data on sexual orientation, gender identity, and variations in sex characteristics","Confidentiality and voluntary disclosure in federal surveys"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires the head of any agency that collects information through a covered survey for statistical purposes to establish data standards within 360 days after enactment, including a review of which surveys lack information on sexual orientation, gender identity, and variations in sex characteristics.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4176/text/eh#HAEFAF8DBBE11463AACC24CF06B4A21EE"}},{"text":"Requires agencies to identify methods for adding such questions that facilitate voluntary participation and preserve privacy, including anonymizing data and destroying personally-identifiable information not later than three years after collection.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4176/text/eh#HAEFAF8DBBE11463AACC24CF06B4A21EE"}},{"text":"Requires any report an agency publishes that relies on covered survey demographic data to include information on sexual orientation, gender identity, and variations in sex characteristics, not later than 3 years after enactment.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4176/text/eh#HAEFAF8DBBE11463AACC24CF06B4A21EE"}},{"text":"Allows an agency's statistical official, or the agency head where there is no statistical official, to waive the reporting requirement case by case if the confidentiality standards cannot be met or if adding the information would impair the survey's utility, accuracy, or objectivity.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 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House","date":"2022-06-23","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4176/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-15","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4176","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4176/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/117-hr-4176.png","v":"b6eb93778d77","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 4176, 117th Congress: LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act. House: 220 Yea, 201 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 23 Jun 2022."}}