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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution and the Secretary of Commerce should observe the bicentennial of the…

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution and the Secretary of Commerce should observe the bicentennial of the census of the United States with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

Introduced: May 17, 1989 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
May 24, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.
May 17, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
May 17, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution and the Secretary of Commerce should observe the U.S. census bicentennial with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

What's happening now May 24, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.

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All 1 Democratic 1
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Oct 4, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 159: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution and the Secretary of Commerce should observe the bicentennial of the census of the United States with appropriate ceremonies and activities.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HRES-159/
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"H. Res. 159: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution and the Secretary of Commerce should observe the bicentennial of the census of the United States with appropriate ceremonies and activities.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HRES-159/.
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H. Res. 159, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HRES-159/.
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[H. Res. 159: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution and the Secretary of Commerce should observe the bicentennial of the census of the United States with appropriate ceremonies and activities.](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HRES-159/)
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