Section 1 of the Bill amends the 1920 Act to add references to “transgender status and history” and “sexual orientation” to the list of matters about which questions may be asked in a census. 6. Section 1 also amends the 1920 Act to put sexual orientation and other particulars, with respect to transgender status and history, as may be prescribed in the same category as religion, so that the questions are voluntary rather than compulsory. 7.