Deafblind DATA Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2947 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2947 To require the Bureau of the Census to collect information on deafblind individuals, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 17, 2025 Mrs. McClain Delaney (for herself, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Crockett, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Fields, Mr. Lawler, Mr. Mannion, Mr. McGarvey, Mr. Mullin, Ms. Norton, Mr. Takano, and Ms. Tlaib) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Bureau of the Census to collect information on deafblind individuals, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Deafblind Disabled Americans Table Approximation Act'' or the ``Deafblind DATA Act''. (b) Findings.--Congress finds the following: (1) Individuals who are deafblind experience concomitant hearing and vision loss that may prevent access to information, cause severe communication challenges, and interfere with social and emotional well-being. In children, deafblindness may impact development and educational attainment, while in adults, deafblindness may interfere with employment and other areas. The National Center on Deafblindness estimates 10,000 children and 40,000 adults are deafblind, the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners estimates 70,000-100,000 people are deafblind, and the Helen Keller National Center for Deafblind Youths and Adults estimates 2.47 million Americans have combined hearing and vision loss. (2) It i