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To establish a term limit of ten years for the Director of the Census, and to provide that an individual may not serve more than one term as the Director.

To establish a term limit of ten years for the Director of the Census, and to provide that an individual may not serve more than one term as the Director.

Introduced Sep 21, 2000

Latest action (Oct 4, 2000) Referred to the Subcommittee on the Census.

Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Committee Census Subcommittee
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
Legislative subjects (4)
CensusDepartment of CommerceFederal officialsTerm limits

Summary

This bill establishes a ten-year term limit for the Director of the Census and restricts the position to a single term. The amendment applies to the appointment of the Director made on or after the date of enactment of the act. Individuals appointed as Director of the Census after this bill's enactment would be limited to serving one ten-year term.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
3 cosponsors

Actions (3)
  1. Oct 4, 2000 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Census. · house
  2. Sep 21, 2000 Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform. · house
  3. Sep 21, 2000 Introduced in House

More bills on these subjects (8)

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  • HR 5358 — To amend title 13, United States Code, to provide that the term of office of the Director of the Census shall be 5 years, to require that such Director report directly to the Secretary of Commerce, and for other purposes. (shares 4 subjects)
  • HR 9770 — Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027 (shares 2 subjects)
  • HR 4505 — Export Controls Enforcement Act (shares 2 subjects)
  • S 2882 — Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026 (shares 2 subjects)
  • HR 5450 — Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026 (shares 2 subjects)
  • HR 4275 — Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025 (shares 2 subjects)
  • HR 1968 — Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (shares 2 subjects)
  • HR 5215 — Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002 (shares 2 subjects)

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • HR 5358 — To amend title 13, United States Code, to provide that the term of office of the Director of the Census shall be 5 years, to require that such Director report directly to the Secretary of Commerce, and for other purposes. · Introduced Oct 12, 2000 · Cong. 106 65%
  • HR 2139 — To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Independent Agencies, Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, Salaries and Expenses for fiscal year 2024. · Introduced Jun 7, 2023 · Cong. 118 57%
  • HR 8422 — CLEAN Act · Introduced Apr 21, 2026 · Cong. 119 56%
  • HJRES 120 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of consecutive terms that a Member of Congress may serve. · Introduced Sep 11, 2025 · Cong. 119 55%
  • HR 5046 — Census Clarification and Privacy Act · Introduced May 26, 2010 · Cong. 111 54%
  • HR 5340 — To prohibit the disclosure of records by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development of individuals for the purposes of immigration enforcement, and for other purposes. · Introduced Sep 11, 2025 · Cong. 119 54%

Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 21, 2000

Mr. Miller of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform

A BILL

To establish a term limit of ten years for the Director of the Census, and to provide that an individual may not serve more than one term as the Director.

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

SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF 10-YEAR TERM LIMIT FOR THE DIRECTOR OF THE CENSUS; LIMITATION ON APPOINTMENT TO ONE TERM.

(a) Establishment of Term Limits.—Section 21 of title 13, United States Code, is amended by inserting “, for a period of ten years. An individual may not serve more than one term as Director” after “Senate”.

(b) Applicability.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to an appointment of the Director of the Census made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>

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