Deafblind DATA Act
Sponsored By: Representative McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6]
Introduced
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.
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- 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.
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Annual Census data on deafblind Americans
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 required to protect privacy and not release any personal details. This could help researchers and service providers plan support for this community.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6]
MD • D
Cosponsors
Cherfilus-McCormick
FL • D
Sponsored 4/17/2025
Cohen
TN • D
Sponsored 4/17/2025
Crockett
TX • D
Sponsored 4/17/2025
Davis (NC)
NC • D
Sponsored 4/17/2025
Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]
TX • D
Sponsored 4/17/2025
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 4/17/2025
Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]
NY • D
Sponsored 4/17/2025
Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6]
LA • D
Sponsored 4/17/2025
Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
NY • R
Sponsored 4/17/2025
Mannion
NY • D
Sponsored 4/17/2025
Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3]
KY • D
Sponsored 4/17/2025
Mullin
CA • D
Sponsored 4/17/2025
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 4/17/2025
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/17/2025
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 4/17/2025
Ocasio-Cortez
NY • D
Sponsored 4/24/2025
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
NJ • D
Sponsored 4/24/2025
Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/19/2025
Rutherford
FL • R
Sponsored 5/19/2025
Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/19/2025
Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]
HI • D
Sponsored 6/3/2025
McBride
DE • D
Sponsored 6/5/2025
Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/22/2025
Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2]
NY • R
Sponsored 8/26/2025
Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3]
KS • D
Sponsored 9/3/2025
Simon
CA • D
Sponsored 12/16/2025
Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1]
MO • D
Sponsored 4/16/2026
Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11]
VA • D
Sponsored 4/21/2026
Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/21/2026
Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4]
UT • R
Sponsored 4/28/2026
Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10]
VA • D
Sponsored 4/28/2026
Roll Call Votes
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