POPULATION

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a theme study on the peopling of America (S. 2478), S9976 [5OC]

Articles and editorials

Answer This Question—How Did the Census Become Our Whipping Boy?, H2002 [10AP]

Census Bashing, H1668 [3AP], H1997 [10AP]

Census Follies, H1998 [10AP]

Census Ruckus—Don't Boycott the Long Form, H1994 [10AP]

Census Too Important To Ignore, H1998 [10AP]

Census—Political Bashing Won't Help Achieve Full Count, H1999 [10AP]

Civic Duty and the Census, H1667 [3AP], H1998 [10AP]

Coburn—Down for the Count, H1997 [10AP]

Completing Census Form Has Far-Reaching Benefits, H2002 [10AP]

Constitution—Keep the Census From Becoming Political Fodder and Participate, H1664 [3AP], H1995, H1999 [10AP]

Conversation Starter—Don't Fall Prey to Paranoia About Questions, H2002 [10AP]

Don't Leave Census Form Blank, H1999 [10AP]

Don't Shred the Census, H2001 [10AP]

Don't Toy With the Census, H1999 [10AP]

Head Count—You've Got Until Saturday To Tackle Those Census Questions, H1997 [10AP]

If You Want To Count, Be Counted, H2001 [10AP]

It's the Law, Count on It, H2001 [10AP]

Overly Overwrought About the 2000 Census, H1665 [3AP], H1997 [10AP]

Public Interests—Down for the Count, H2000 [10AP]

Question—Should Population Control Be a Priority for the Third World? Yes—Vanishing Forests and Widespread Famines are Signs of Crisis in Many Nations, E357 [21MR]

Take Time To Fill Out Census Questionnaire, H1993 [10AP]

Trashing the Census—Irresponsible Bush Comments Could Sabotage Count, H1666 [3AP], H1998 [10AP]

200 Years Plus—Census Nosiness Isn't New, H2001 [10AP]

What Really Counts—Pockets of Non-Cooperation With the Taking of the U.S. Census Demonstrates an Overreaction to Fears of Invasion of Privacy, H2000 [10AP]

Bills and resolutions

Bureau of the Census: decennial census funding (see H.R. 3581), H219 [7FE]

———establish a term limit for the Director of the Census (see H.R. 5257), H7991 [21SE]

———establish a term limit for the Director of the Census and require that such Director report directly to the Sec. of Commerce (see H.R. 5358), H8617 [2OC]

Census: encourage all U.S. residents to complete their census forms (see S. Res. 293), S2728 [13AP]

———establish a policy relative to the constitutional requirement of a decennial census for purposes of congressional apportionment (see H.R. 4198), H1956 [6AP]

———funding for the planning of a special census of U.S. citizens living abroad (see H.R. 4568), H3868 [25MY]

———limit decennial census questionnaires to requesting only information required by the Constitution (see H.R. 4085), H1405 [23MR] (see H.R. 4291), H2337 [13AP]

———limit information that may be requested on decennial census questionnaires (see H.R. 4458), H3049 [15MY]

———limit penalties for refusing or neglecting to answer decennial census questions beyond those necessary for enumeration of the population (see H.R. 4154, 4158), H1674 [3AP] (see H.R. 4188), H1851 [5AP]

Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: make communities with high levels of out-migration or population loss eligible for community facilities grants (see S. 2811), S6015 [28JN]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a theme study on the peopling of America (see S. 2478), S3023 [27AP] (see H.R. 5263), H7991 [21SE]

Economy: global sustainable development (see H. Res. 479), H2340 [13AP]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see S. 2380), S2347 [6AP] (see H.R. 3634), H340 [10FE]

National Teach Census Week: support (see H. Con. Res. 263), H641 [2MR]

Letters

Importance of decennial census: Kenneth Prewitt, Bureau of the Census, S2461 [10AP]

———several Representatives, H1663 [3AP]

Proposed disclosure of confidential census information: Norman Y. Mineta, Sec. of Commerce, H11247 [26OC]

Remarks in House

Akron, OH: Haven of Rest (nonprofit organization) staff participation in decennial census, E335 [16MR]

Bureau of the Census: funding, H5134 [26JN]

———mistakes on mailing informing households of pending receipt of decennial census forms, H1083 [16MR], H1770 [5AP]

California: improve growth management initiatives, H346 [14FE]

Census: expand the Census in the Schools Project, H459 [16FE]

———funding for the planning of a special census of U.S. citizens living abroad, H5134 [26JN]

———importance of decennial census, H1055-H1064 [15MR], H1080 [16MR], H1247 [22MR], H1482, H1483 [29MR], H1660, H1661-H1669 [3AP], H1990-H2004 [10AP], H2319 [13AP], E342 [16MR]

———importance of decennial census to rural areas, E321 [15MR]

———limit decennial census questionnaires to requesting only information required by the Constitution, H1418, H1419 [28MR], H1680 [4AP]

———limit information that may be requested on the American Community Survey, H6783 [25JY]

———limit penalties for refusing or neglecting to answer decennial census questions beyond those necessary for enumeration of the population (H.R. 4188), E503 [6AP]

———proposed disclosure of confidential information, H11202, H11203, H11247, H11248 [26OC]

———use of sampling to determine populations in States for purposes of congressional redistricting, H1057, H1060, H1063 [15MR], H1080 [16MR], E342 [16MR]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs, E357 [21MR]

———international family planning programs funding, H10836 [25OC]

———international family planning programs funding (H.R. 3634), H1854 [6AP]

———international family planning programs funding prohibition due to use of such funds for unintended purposes, H6008, H6009 [13JY]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H5849, H5883, H5899 [12JY], H5983-H5994 [13JY], H7699 [18SE], E430 [28MR], E1275 [19JY], E1298 [21JY]

Switzerland: tribute to Swiss voters relative to referendum on foreigners, E1594 [26SE]

World Population Awareness Week: observance, E1872 [19OC]

Remarks in Senate

Census: encourage all U.S. residents to complete their census forms (S. Res. 293), S2777 [13AP]

———importance of decennial census, S2460 [10AP]

———limit penalties for refusing or neglecting to answer decennial census questions beyond those necessary for enumeration of the population, S2428 [7AP], S2460 [10AP]

China, People's Republic of: condemn practice of forced abortions and sterilization, S8469, S8470, S8472-S8476 [13SE]

Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: make communities with high levels of out-migration or population loss eligible for community facilities grants (S. 2811), S6026 [28JN], S6104 [29JN], S10947 [24OC]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a theme study on the peopling of America (S. 2478), S3024 [27AP], S3931 [15MY], S9976 [5OC]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (S. 2380), S2351 [6AP]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, S1305 [8MR]

Reports

Forced Abortion and Sterilization in China—The View From Inside: Harry Wu, Laogai Research Foundation, S8474 [13SE]

Reports filed

Make Communities With High Levels of Out-Migration or Population Loss Eligible for Community Facilities Grants: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 2811), S8941 [21SE]

Peopling of America Theme Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2478) (S. Rept. 106-318), S5882 [27JN]

Tables

Purpose of certain decennial census questions, H1668 [3AP]

Texts of

S. 2478, Peopling of America Theme Study Act, S9976, S9977 [5OC]

S. 2811, make communities with high levels of out-migration or population loss eligible for community facilities grants, S6026 [28JN]

S. 2811, make communities with high levels of out-migration or population loss eligible for community facilities grants under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, S10947 [24OC]

S. Res. 293, encourage all U.S. residents to complete their census forms, S2777 [13AP]