The Office of Management and Budget recently issued a notice of proposed rulemaking titled “Decennial Census of the Population of Americans; Proposed Residence Criteria and Proposed Regulations for Demographic Questions.” While no additional details have been provided to the public, there are at least three key changes that experts predict may be under consideration:
Changes to residence criteria to reclassify noncitizens as nonresident
Rollback of race/ethnicity data collection standards
Addition of a citizenship question
Given the early stage of the process, there is not yet a call for public comments. However, interested parties can request a “12866 meeting” with staff from the Office of Management and Budget to share their perspectives on the topic and help inform how the rule is drafted.
Join our Rapid Response Data Briefing to learn about the three predicted changes and how to request a 12866 meeting so your voice is heard.
Register here for the webinar on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, from 2:30-3 PM ET.
Speakers:
Beth Jarosz, Vice President, Association of Public Data Users
Allison Plyer, Co-Chair, Census Quality Reinforcement Task Force
Thomas Saenz, President and General Counsel, MALDEF
Terry Ao Minnis, Vice President of Census & Voting Programs, Asian Americans Advancing Justice
Christopher Marcum, Senior Advisor, Federal Data Policy, Federation of American Scientists