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HR 4903 101th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Americans employed in foreign countries Armed forces abroad Census Congressional districts Congressional reporting requirements Federal employees Military dependents Statistics

To amend title 13, United States Code, to ensure that military personnel stationed outside the United States are not excluded from any census of population.

Introduced: May 23, 1990 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 27, 1990
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Jun 26, 1990
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 26, 1990
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Jun 26, 1990
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Jun 26, 1990
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Jun 26, 1990
The chair announced that a second on the motion to suspend the rules is not required.
Jun 26, 1990
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Jun 26, 1990
Mr. Sawyer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jun 21, 1990
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 342.
Jun 21, 1990
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. H. Rept. 101-552.
Jun 21, 1990
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Jun 21, 1990
Subcommittee on Census and Population Discharged.
Jun 21, 1990
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 1, 1990
Executive Comment Requested from OMB, Commerce.
May 31, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.
May 23, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
May 23, 1990
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends Federal law to require the Secretary of Commerce to take appropriate measures for the 1990 census to assure that: (1) members of the armed forces and their dependents posted outside of the United States are included; and (2) each such member and dependent is enumerated at his or her home of record.

Requires the Secretary to submit to the Congress an additional report on armed forces members, civilian Federal employees, and their dependents who are stationed or living abroad.

What's happening now June 27, 1990

Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

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 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jun 12, 1990
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 23, 1990
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · May 23, 1990
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4903: To amend title 13, United States Code, to ensure that military personnel stationed outside the United States are not excluded from any census of population.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-4903/
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"H.R. 4903: To amend title 13, United States Code, to ensure that military personnel stationed outside the United States are not excluded from any census of population.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-4903/.
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H.R. 4903, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-4903/.
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