Statistical Policy Act of 1980
Latest action. Referred to Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Statistical Policy Act of 1980 - Establishes an Office of Statistical Policy within the Executive Office of the President. Specifies the duties of the Director of the Office which include: (1) providing overall planning and policy for the statistical programs of Federal agencies; (2) issuing guidelines to improve the gathering, analysis, and dissemination of statistical information by agencies; (3) coordinating Federal statistical functions; (4) evaluating the performance of Federal statistical agencies or programs; and (5) providing for the exchange of information among the statistical programs of Federal agencies. Requires the Director, in consultation with the appropriate agency head and the Secretary of State, to determine: (1) what statistical information to provide in response to official requests received by the Government from any international organization of which the United States is a member; and (2) which agency shall prepare such information. Establishes a Federal Council on Statistical Policy to advise and assist the President with respect to the improvement, development, and coordination of Federal statistical services.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in Senate" stage on June 26, 1980. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on June 26, 1980: Referred to Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the Senate
- Passage by the House
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 96th Congress (1979-80), 613 of the 12,581 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.9 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
ABRAHAM RIBICOFF (D-CT) introduced it on June 26, 1980. No cosponsors are recorded.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on June 26, 1980, 16924 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 16924 days ago, on June 26, 1980.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 96th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1981 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- SenateIn committee, no floor vote yet
- HouseAwaits Senate passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers