# 119-hr-2947: Deafblind DATA Act

119-hr-2947, Deafblind DATA Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD); status introduced (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2947
- Congress: 119
- Title: Deafblind DATA Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-17
- Sponsor: Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD)
- Cosponsors: 36
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Would require the Census Bureau to identify and publish annual, state-level data on people who are both deaf and blind, giving policymakers a clearer picture of this population.** It would also require a feasibility report within 180 days and allow the data to come from the American Community Survey or a successor survey. - Deafblind people and families: Would appear in a yearly public table that shows age, sex, race, employment status, educational attainment, earnings, and poverty by state to help target services. - Counts and estimates: Sources note widely varying estimates, for example about 10,000 children and 40,000 adults in one set of figures, so the table aims to reduce uncertainty. - Researchers and policymakers: Would get a feasibility report within 180 days on publishing the table and on expanding ACS questions to capture combined hearing and vision loss. - Census operations and privacy: The bill would allow use of the ACS or a successor survey and prohibits publishing any personally identifiable information.

## Cosponsors (36)

- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] (D-LA), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mannion, John W. [D-NY-22] (D-NY), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2025-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2025-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2025-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA), 2025-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2025-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] (R-NY), 2025-08-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2025-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2025-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] (D-VA), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-UT-3] (R-UT), 2026-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2026-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Annual Census data on deafblind Americans: benefit, low. Starting in 2026, the Census Bureau would post each year a public table about people who report being both deaf and blind in the American Community Survey. The table would be broken out by state and include sex, race, age, job status, education, earnings, and poverty status. The Bureau would be req…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-2947 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2947)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2947 (as of 2026-09-21).