[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4085 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4085

To amend title 13, United States Code, to provide that decennial census 
 questionnaires be limited to requesting only the information required 
                          by the Constitution.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 23, 2000

   Mr. Paul introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 13, United States Code, to provide that decennial census 
 questionnaires be limited to requesting only the information required 
                          by the Constitution.

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

SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON INFORMATION THAT MAY BE REQUESTED ON CENSUS 
              QUESTIONNAIRES.

    (a) In General.--Section 141(a) of title 13, United States Code, is 
amended by striking the last sentence and inserting the following: ``In 
connection with any such census, the Secretary is authorized to request 
no information aside from the number of individuals residing or staying 
at a particular address or location, and the names of those 
individuals.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 141(f) of title 13, United 
States Code, is amended by striking the matter following ``census--'' 
and inserting the following:
            ``(1) not later than 2 years before the appropriate census 
        date, a report containing the Secretary's determination of the 
        questions proposed to be included in such census; and
            ``(2) after submission of a report under paragraph (1) and 
        before the appropriate census date, if the Secretary finds new 
        circumstances exist which necessitate that the questions 
        contained in a report so submitted be modified, a report 
        containing the Secretary's determination of the questions as 
        proposed to be modified.''.
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