Sheila Jackson Lee: “I rise before you today in support of H.R. 4621, the ``Prevent Deceptive Census Look Alike Mailings Act.'' I would like…”

“I rise before you today in support of H.R. 4621, the ``Prevent Deceptive Census Look Alike Mailings Act.'' I would like to thank Representative Maloney for introducing this important piece of legislation. It is extremely important that we protect the integrity of the constitutionally mandated United States census and prohibit deceptive mail practices that attempt to exploit the decennial census. This legislation is vital because it will set requirements for mail bearing the term ``census'' on the envelope or outside cover or wrapper. Protecting the integrity of the Census from fraudulent activity will ensure that the U.S. Census Bureau is able to gather more accurate data. Hopefully, this legislation will ease the fears of those afraid to be scammed and therefore do not respond to the Census. It is important that the American people are aware that the questions in the Census survey are used only to produce statistics, and never identify an individual.”