[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4198 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4198

     To declare the policy of the United States with regard to the 
 constitutional requirement of a decennial census for purposes of the 
 apportionment of Representatives in Congress among the several States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 6, 2000

 Mrs. Chenoweth-Hage introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee 
  on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
     To declare the policy of the United States with regard to the 
 constitutional requirement of a decennial census for purposes of the 
 apportionment of Representatives in Congress among the several States.

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

SECTION 1. POLICY.

    It is the policy of the United States that--
            (1) the sole purpose of the decennial enumeration of the 
        population, under article I, section 2, clause 3 of the 
        Constitution and section 2 of the 14th article of amendment to 
        the Constitution, is to allow for the apportionment of 
        Representatives in Congress among the several States;
            (2) the only information needed in order to carry out that 
        purpose are the names, ages, and the number of individuals 
        residing in a household, and the address or location of such 
        household; and
            (3) the penalty for refusing or neglecting to answer 
        questions on a decennial census questionnaire shall be imposed 
        only in the case of individuals failing to provide the 
        information described in paragraph (2).
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