[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6446 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6446

 To allow the President to temporarily suspend activities relating to 
    the 2020 decennial census of population, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 3, 2020

   Mr. Higgins of Louisiana introduced the following bill; which was 
           referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
 To allow the President to temporarily suspend activities relating to 
    the 2020 decennial census of population, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF 2020 DECENNIAL CENSUS OF POPULATION.

    (a) In General.--The President may suspend, for the covered period, 
activities relating to the 2020 decennial census of population, 
including--
            (1) in-person interviews; and
            (2) reporting deadlines.
    (b) Covered Period Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered 
period'' means the period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
this Act and ending on the earlier of--
            (1) the date on which the President, in consultation with 
        the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
        determines that the threat of COVID-19 has subsided such that a 
        suspension pursuant to subsection (a) is no longer necessary; 
        or
            (2) the date on which the national emergency declared on 
        March 13, 2020, and relating to COVID-19 is terminated pursuant 
        to section 202 of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 
        1622).
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