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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Ensuring Full Participation in the Census Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the Bureau of the Census from using questions regarding citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in the decennial census. The bill does not apply to the American Community Survey.</p>]]></text>
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