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To amend title 13, United States Code, to provide that decennial census questionnaires be limited to the basic questions needed to allow for an enumeration of the population, as required by the Constitution of the United States.
To amend title 13, United States Code, to provide that decennial census questionnaires be limited to the basic questions needed to allow for an enumeration of the population, as required by the Constitution of the United States.
Summary
This bill would amend federal census law to limit decennial census questionnaires to only the minimum questions necessary to count the population as required by the Constitution. Under the bill, the only permissible census questions would be asking for an individual's name or the number of individuals in a household. The bill repeals a provision of existing census law and becomes effective for decennial censuses conducted in 2010 and thereafter. The change would eliminate current census questions about demographic characteristics such as age, race, ethnicity, income, housing, and other socioeconomic data.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Campbell, Tom [R-CA-15] (R-CA)
Actions (3)
- Apr 27, 2000 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Census. · house
- Apr 13, 2000 Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform. · house
- Apr 13, 2000 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 13, 2000
Mr. Campbell introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform
A BILL
To amend title 13, United States Code, to provide that decennial census questionnaires be limited to the basic questions needed to allow for an enumeration of the population, as required by the Constitution of the United States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LIMITATION.
(a) In General.—Subsection (a) of section 141 of title 13, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking “(a)” and inserting “(a)(1)”;
(2) by striking the last sentence; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
“(2)(A) In connection with any such census, the Secretary is authorized to request no information apart from that needed to allow for an enumeration of the population, as required by the Constitution of the United States.
“(B) For purposes of this subsection, the only questions needed to allow for such an enumeration are those asking for an individual’s name or the number of individuals in the household.”.
(b) Conforming Amendment.—Subsection (f) of section 141 of title 13, United States Code, is repealed.
(c) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to decennial censuses taken in 2010 and thereafter. <all>
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