CENSUS

Bills and resolutions

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see S. 530), S1710 [12MR] (see H.R. 1078), H1356 [12MR]

——— repeal authority to conduct certain censuses (see H.R. 1638), H2158 [18AP]

Correctional institutions: provide that individuals in prison shall, for the purposes of a decennial census, be attributed to the last place of residence before incarceration (see H.R. 1537), H1991 [12AP]

House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 223), H84 [14JA] (see H.R. 278), H169 [15JA] (see H.R. 2490), H4037 [25JN] (see H.R. 2758), H4825 [19JY]

Housing Act: revise census data and population requirements for areas to be considered rural areas (see S. 766), S2797 [18AP] (see H.R. 858), H701 [27FE]

States: carry out congressional redistricting in accordance with a process under which the public is informed of proposals and has the opportunity to participate in their development prior to adoption (see H.R. 337), H222 [22JA]

Voting Rights Act: require States to obtain a declaratory judgement of preclearance to implement more than one congressional redistricting after a decennial census (see H.R. 2756), H4825 [19JY]

Remarks in House

Bureau of the Census: authority to require participation in the Economic Survey, H2302 [25AP]

——— make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (H.R. 1078), H1334 [12MR]

——— reform and modernize census, H5648–H5650 [18SE]

Reports filed

Nomination of John H. Thompson To Be Bureau of the Census Director: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S6126 [31JY]