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S 3178 102th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Census Federal receipts and expenditures Population statistics Statistics

A bill to prohibit the use of appropriated funds to adjust the 1990 decennial census or any intercensal estimates by the Bureau of the Census.

Introduced: August 12, 1992 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 102nd Congress ended
It never became law before the 102nd Congress (1991–1992) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Aug 12, 1992
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Aug 12, 1992
Introduced in Senate
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 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.

What's happening now August 12, 1992

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3178: A bill to prohibit the use of appropriated funds to adjust the 1990 decennial census or any intercensal estimates by the Bureau of the Census.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-S-3178/
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"S. 3178: A bill to prohibit the use of appropriated funds to adjust the 1990 decennial census or any intercensal estimates by the Bureau of the Census.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-S-3178/.
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S. 3178, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-S-3178/.
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