[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
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[S. Con. Res. 12 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. CON. RES. 12

Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the collection of 
               data on ancestry in the decennial census.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 17, 1997

 Mr. Torricelli (for himself, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Lieberman, 
   Mr. Specter, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Glenn, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Sarbanes) 
 submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to 
                 the Committee on Governmental Affairs

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the collection of 
               data on ancestry in the decennial census.

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 as accurate and reliable data on the 
        changing ethnic composition of the population of the United States at 
        the national, State, and local levels as is provided by the decennial 
        census;
Whereas ancestry data, together with other demographic and socioeconomic data, 
        collected in the decennial census assists policymakers in assessing 
        patterns of assimilation, mobility, and achievement on the part of 
        different population subgroups of the United States;
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 other 
        individuals and entities, including Federal, State, and local 
        governmental agencies, educators, service providers, businesses, and 
        researches: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 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 will be at least as 
comprehensive as the information that was requested in the 1990 
decennial census (in terms of the content of the information and the 
range of respondents from whom that information is sought).

SEC. 2. TRANSMISSION TO THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE.

    The Secretary of the Senate shall transmit a copy of this 
concurrent resolution to the Secretary of Commerce.
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