[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 355 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 355

To amend title 13, United States Code, to eliminate the provision that 
  prevents sampling from being used in determining the population for 
purposes of the apportionment of Representatives in Congress among the 
                            several States.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 3, 1999

 Mr. Moynihan (for himself and Mr. Bingaman) introduced the following 
      bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                          Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 13, United States Code, to eliminate the provision that 
  prevents sampling from being used in determining the population 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``A Just Apportionment for All States 
Act''.

SEC. 2. USE OF SAMPLING.

    Section 195 of title 13, United States Code, is amended by striking 
``Except for the determination of population for purposes of 
apportionment of Representatives in Congress among the several States, 
the'' and inserting ``The''.
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