[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1220 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1220

 To amend title 13, United States Code, to make clear that no sampling 
  or other statistical procedure may be used in determining the total 
       population by States for purposes of the apportionment of 
                      Representatives in Congress.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 21, 1997

  Mr. Petri introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Government Reform and Oversight

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 13, United States Code, to make clear that no sampling 
  or other statistical procedure may be used in determining the total 
       population by States for purposes of the apportionment of 
                      Representatives in Congress.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. USE OF SAMPLING PROCEDURES NOT PERMITTED IN DETERMINING 
              TOTAL POPULATION BY STATES FOR PURPOSES OF THE 
              APPORTIONMENT OF REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 141 of title 13, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``(b)'' and inserting ``(b)(1)'' 
and by adding at the end the following:
    ``(2) In no event may any sampling or other statistical procedure 
be used in determining the total population by States under subsection 
(a) of this section for purposes of the apportionment of 
Representatives in Congress among the several States.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (a) of section 141 of title 
13, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``(except as provided 
in subsection (b)(2))'' after ``sampling procedures''.
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