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HR 5865 102th Congress House

To prohibit the use of appropriated funds to adjust the 1990 decennial census or any intercensal estimates by the Bureau of the Census of the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Introduced: October 2, 1992 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 20, 1992
Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Aug 12, 1992
Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Aug 12, 1992
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 20, 1992

Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits the Department of Commerce or the Census Bureau from using appropriated funds to adjust any current data on population development to reflect estimates of persons deemed to be undercounted or overcounted in the decennial census.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Oct 2, 1992
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5865: To prohibit the use of appropriated funds to adjust the 1990 decennial census or any intercensal estimates by the Bureau of the Census of the U.S. Department of Commerce.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-5865/
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"H.R. 5865: To prohibit the use of appropriated funds to adjust the 1990 decennial census or any intercensal estimates by the Bureau of the Census of the U.S. Department of Commerce.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-5865/.
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H.R. 5865, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-5865/.
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