CENSUS

Amendments

House of Representatives: find Attorney General Barr and Sec. of Commerce Ross in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued (H. Rept. 116–125), consideration (H. Res. 491), H5843 [16JY]

Bills and resolutions

Bureau of the Census: conduct a mid-decade census of population for the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 2773), H3841 [15MY]

——— make clear that each decennial census shall tabulate the total number of persons in each State, and that no information regarding U.S. citizenship or immigration status may be elicited in any such census (see S. 201), S586 [24JA]

——— make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see H.R. 2392), H3303 [29AP]

——— prohibit use of citizenship information in data provided to States for legislative redistricting (see S. 2068), S4773 [10JY] (see H.R. 4412), H7834 [19SE]

——— prohibit use of questions on citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in a decennial census (see H.R. 1734), H2716 [13MR]

——— provide advanced notice to Congress before changing any questions on the decennial census (see S. 358), S919 [6FE] (see H.R. 732), H1171 [23JA]

——— provide that individuals in prison shall, for purposes of a decennial census, be attributed to the last place of residence before incarceration (see H.R. 794), H1217 [25JA] (see H.R. 3645), H5302 [9JY]

——— provide that penalty for refusing or neglecting to answer a decennial census question shall apply only to the extent necessary to obtain information needed to enumerate the population (see H.R. 181), H207 [3JA]

——— recognize importance and significance of the 2020 Census and encourage individuals, families, and households to participate to ensure a complete and accurate count (see S. Con. Res. 31), S7157 [18DE]

——— require any questionnaire used in determining the decennial census of population shall contain an option for respondents to indicate citizenship status (see S. 1358), S2742 [8MY] (see H.R. 3765), H5910 [16JY]

——— require any questionnaire used in determining the decennial census of population shall contain an option for respondents to indicate citizenship status or lawful presence in the U.S. (see H.R. 1320), H2046 [22FE]

GAO: study census resources and evaluate coordination between States, nonprofit organizations, local governments, and Federal Government, to limit redundancy and determine best practices in carrying out decennial census (see H.R. 5404), H10123 [11DE]

House of Representatives: constitutional amendment to apportion Representatives among States according to their respective numbers, counting the number of persons in each State who are U.S. citizens (see H.J. Res. 34), H1211 [24JA] (see H.J. Res. 49), H2101 [25FE]

——— find Attorney General Barr and Sec. of Commerce Ross in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued (see H. Res. 497), H5999 [17JY]

——— find Attorney General Barr and Sec. of Commerce Ross in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued (H. Rept. 116–125), consideration (see H. Res. 491), H5824 [15JY]

Marshall Islands: commend history, heritage, strategic importance, and contributions of citizens and improve census data to better serve citizens who reside in the U.S. (see S. Con. Res. 3), S1326 [13FE] (see H. Con. Res. 18), H1583 [13FE]

Population: improve Federal population surveys by requiring collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation and gender identity in certain surveys (see S. 1980), S4566 [26JN] (see H.R. 3509), H5200 [26JN]

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. 131), H206 [3JA]

——— limit congressional redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives (see H.R. 44), H202 [3JA]

——— limit congressional redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 124), H205 (see H.R. 130), H206 [3JA]

——— require use of independent nonpartisan commissions to carry out congressional redistricting and holding of open primaries for elections for Federal office (see H.R. 163), H207 [3JA]

Remarks in House

Bureau of the Census: conduct a mid-decade census of population for the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 2773), E597 [15MY]

——— ensure compliance with existing law relative to sharing of individualized census data across Federal agenices and penalize disclosure of information by census employees, H4930, H4931 [20JN]

——— funding, H5103 [25JN]

——— prohibit funding to include any question in the decennial census that was not included in the Providence County, RI, End-to-End Census Test, H4784, H4886–H4888 [19JN]

——— prohibit funding to share collected data with other Federal agencies in contravention of confidentiality policies, H4892, H4893 [19JN]

——— prohibit use of questions on citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in a decennial census, H5172 [26JN]

——— prohibit use of questions on citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in a decennial census (H.R. 1734), E298 [13MR]

——— proposed use of questions on citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in a decennial census, H5942–H5945, H5947–H5949 [17JY], H7449 [25JY]

——— require any questionnaire used in determining the decennial census of population shall contain an option for respondents to indicate citizenship status (H.R. 3765), H5842 [16JY]

——— use of questions on citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in a decennial census, H995 [22JA], E638 [21MY]

Correctional institutions: end practice of prison gerrymandering whereby incarcerated persons are counted in census population counts as residents of correctional facilities and not their most recent residence prior to imprisonment, H2537, H2538 [7MR]

Courts: decision in New York v. Dept. of Commerce relative to inclusion of a question about citizenship in decennial census, H582 [15JA], H682 [17JA]

Dept. of HHS: require Office of Refugee Resettlement to disclose monthly census per facility of unaccompanied alien children in U.S. custody, H4608, H4609 [12JN]

House of Representatives: find Attorney General Barr and Sec. of Commerce Ross in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued (H. Rept. 116–125), H5941 [17JY]

——— find Attorney General Barr and Sec. of Commerce Ross in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued (H. Rept. 116–125), consideration (H. Res. 491), H5835–H5845 [16JY]

——— find Attorney General Barr and Sec. of Commerce Ross in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued (H. Res. 497), H5942–H5949 [17JY], H7130, H7132 [18JY]

Marshall Islands: commend history, heritage, strategic importance, and contributions of citizens and improve census data to better serve citizens who reside in the U.S. (S. Con. Res. 3), H4174 [28MY]

States: limit redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (H.R. 124), E6 [3JA]

Supreme Court: decision in New York v. Dept. of Commerce relative to inclusion of a question about citizenship in decennial census, H5172 [26JN]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration, H4415 [11JN]

Remarks in Senate

Bureau of the Census: recognize importance and significance of the 2020 Census and encourage individuals, families, and households to participate to ensure a complete and accurate count (S. Con. Res. 31), S7165 [18DE]

——— use of questions on citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in a decennial census, S2165 [2AP], S4784 [11JY]

Marshall Islands: commend history, heritage, strategic importance, and contributions of citizens and improve census data to better serve citizens who reside in the U.S. (S. Con. Res. 3), S3128 [23MY]

States: require use of independent nonpartisan commissions to carry out congressional redistricting, S107 [9JA]

Supreme Court: decision in New York v. Dept. of Commerce relative to inclusion of a question about citizenship in decennial census, S4784 [11JY]

Reports

Find Attorney General Barr and Sec. of Commerce Ross in Contempt of Congress for Refusal To Comply With a Subpoena Duly Issued (H. Rept. 116–125): Committee on Oversight and Reform (House), H6003–H7091 [17JY]

Reports filed

Consideration of H. Rept. 116–125, Find Attorney General Barr and Sec. of Commerce Ross in Contempt of Congress for Refusal To Comply With a Subpoena Duly Issued: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 491) (H. Rept. 116–154), H5824 [15JY]

Find Attorney General Barr and Sec. of Commerce Ross in Contempt of Congress for Refusal To Comply With a Subpoena Duly Issued: Committee on Oversight and Reform (House) (H. Rept. 116–125), H5074 [24JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 491, consideration of H. Rept. 116–125, find Attorney General Barr and Sec. of Commerce Ross in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued, H5835 [16JY]

H. Res. 497, find Attorney General Barr and Sec. of Commerce Ross in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued, H5942 [17JY]

S. Con. Res. 3, commend history, heritage, strategic importance, and contributions of citizens of the Marshall Islands and improve census data to better serve citizens who reside in the U.S., S1335 [13FE]

S. Con. Res. 31, recognize importance and significance of the 2020 Census and encourage individuals, families, and households to participate to ensure a complete and accurate count, S7163 [18DE]