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HR 787 103th Congress House

To require that, in the administration of any benefits program established by or under Federal law which requires the use of data obtained in the most recent decennial census, the 1990 adjusted…

Official title: To require that, in the administration of any benefits program established by or under Federal law which requires the use of data obtained in the most recent d… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require that, in the administration of any benefits program established by or under Federal law which requires the use of data obtained in the most recent decennial census, the 1990 adjusted census data be considered the official data for that decennial census.

Introduced: February 3, 1993 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 103rd Congress (1993–1994) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 19, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Census, Statistics and Postal Personnel.
Feb 3, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Feb 3, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 19, 1993

Referred to the Subcommittee on Census, Statistics and Postal Personnel.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Mandates that, in the administration of any benefits program established by or under Federal law which requires the use of data obtained in the most recent decennial census, the 1990 adjusted census data be considered the official data for such census.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 2
D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Feb 3, 1993
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Feb 3, 1993
 D
Fields, Cleo
Louisiana · Feb 3, 1993
FROST, MARTIN
· Feb 3, 1993
GOSS, PORTER
· Feb 3, 1993
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Feb 3, 1993
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 787: To require that, in the administration of any benefits program established by or under Federal law which requires the use of data obtained in the most recent decennial census, the 1990 adjusted census data be considered the official data for that decennial census.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-787/
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"H.R. 787: To require that, in the administration of any benefits program established by or under Federal law which requires the use of data obtained in the most recent decennial census, the 1990 adjusted census data be considered the official data for that decennial census.." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-787/.
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H.R. 787, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-787/.
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