[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 38 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 38

Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the collection of 
      ancestry data as part of the decennial census of population.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 5, 1997

  Mrs. Morella (for herself, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Sununu, Mr. 
Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Kucinich, 
  Mr. Menendez, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Dingell, Ms. McKinney, Mr. John, Mr. 
   Baldacci, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mr. Oberstar) submitted the 
following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
                    Government Reform and Oversight

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the collection of 
      ancestry data as part of the decennial census of population.

Whereas the decennial census of population is the only source of complete and 
        comparable information on the ethnic composition of the United States;
Whereas no other source can provide such accurate and reliable data on the 
        changing ethnic composition of this country's population at the 
        national, State, and local levels;
Whereas ancestry data, along with other demographic and socioeconomic data, 
        collected in the decennial census helps policymakers assess patterns of 
        assimilation, mobility, and achievement on the part of different 
        population subgroups;
Whereas the United States Commission on Civil Rights uses census ancestry data 
        to monitor unlawful discrimination based on national origin; and
Whereas ancestry data collected in the decennial census is used by many others 
        as well, including Federal, State, and local government agencies, 
        educators, service providers, businesses, and researchers: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),

SECTION 1. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of Commerce 
should ensure that the information requested in the 2000 decennial 
census of population with respect to ancestry shall be at least as 
comprehensive as was requested in the 1990 decennial census (in terms 
of content as well as the range of respondents from whom such 
information is sought).

SEC. 2. TRANSMISSION TO THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE.

    The Clerk of the House of Representatives shall transmit a copy of 
this concurrent resolution to the Secretary of Commerce.
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