Posts - Bill - HR 2947 Deafblind DATA Act
house 04/17/2025 - 119th Congress
We are working to ensure that the Census Bureau accurately counts individuals who are both deaf and blind, so we can better understand their needs and improve access to essential services and support. This legislation aims to provide reliable data that reflects the true size and characteristics of the deafblind community across the country.
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HR 2947 - Deafblind DATA Act
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right-leaning 04/17/2025
Sounds like a feel-good bill that’ll just add red tape and cost taxpayers more.
right-leaning 04/17/2025
If the government can’t protect privacy here, what hope do the rest of us have?
left-leaning 04/17/2025
This is how we show a real democracy: data for all the voices too often silenced.
left-leaning 04/17/2025
Counting the unheard and unseen is the first step to justice, not charity.
moderate 04/17/2025
Data drives decisions—so why ignore a group this large for so long?
left-leaning 04/17/2025
Finally, a bill that says ‘We see you—and hear you’ to a forgotten community.
right-leaning 04/17/2025
Another government census? Great, more data but who’s paying and why bother?
moderate 04/17/2025
Counting everyone isn’t political—it’s just sensible governance.
moderate 04/17/2025
If good policy starts with good info, this bill might actually deliver both.