Ensuring Full Participation in the Census Act of 2026

This bill, titled the Ensuring Full Participation in the Census Act of 2026, prohibits the inclusion of questions about citizenship, nationality, or immigration status on the decennial census questionnaire. It directly affects the U.S. Census Bureau by amending federal law to restrict what information can be collected during the national population count. The key provision bans these specific questions for the main census survey while allowing the American Community Survey to continue collecting such data. This change aims to ensure all residents are counted without concerns about how their immigration status might be recorded.