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Rep. Whitesides' legislation will prevent the President from unjustly firing the head of a statistical agency for politically-motivated reasons.

  • 1.  Rep. Whitesides' legislation will prevent the President from unjustly firing the head of a statistical agency for politically-motivated reasons.

    Posted 08-06-2025 08:59 AM

    https://whitesides.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-george-whitesides-introduces-bill-protect-impartiality-and-independence


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    "The Statistical Agency Integrity and Independence Act asserts that a President may only remove the head of a federal statistical agency for cause, including proven inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance. It does not allow termination based on the substance, conclusions, or timing of any statistical data, report, or release prepared by the agency.

    This Act protects the Bureau of the Census, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the National Center for Education Statistics, and the Bureau of Justice Statistics."



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