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HR 289 101th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Asian American ethnic groups Census Ethnic groups Population statistics Races Statistics

To amend title 13, United States Code, to require certain detailed tabulations relating to Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the decennial censuses of population.

Introduced: January 3, 1989 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 21, 1989
Executive Comment Requested from OMB, Commerce.
Feb 10, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Jan 3, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Jan 3, 1989
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires the Secretary of Commerce to ensure that each questionnaire used in a decennial census contain at least one question relating to race or ethnic origin. Requires the question to include: (1) each group identified in the 1980 decennial census; and (2) a means to write in any group not specified.

Requires the Secretary, in carrying out any decennial census, to tabulate and make public the general population of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders both by total and by groups.

Declares that the amendments made by this Act may not serve as a basis in the 1990 census for modifying questions relating to Hispanic origin or race.

What's happening now February 21, 1989

Executive Comment Requested from OMB, Commerce.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
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