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HCONRES 246 105th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the collection of demographic, social, and economic data as part of the 2000 decennial census of population.

Introduced: March 17, 1998 See on congress.gov
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Mar 17, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
Mar 17, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E399)
Mar 17, 1998
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 Latest action March 17, 1998

Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of Commerce should ensure that: (1) the 2000 decennial census of population include the administration of a long-form questionnaire; (2) the content of such questionnaire include, at a minimum, specified subjects sent to the Congress by the Census Bureau on March 31, 1997; and (3) a sufficient number of households receive such questionnaire to ensure the availability of reliable data for small geographic areas.

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All 2 Democratic 2
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 25, 1998
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Mar 17, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 246: Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the collection of demographic, social, and economic data as part of the 2000 decennial census of population.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HCONRES-246/
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"H. Con. Res. 246: Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the collection of demographic, social, and economic data as part of the 2000 decennial census of population.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HCONRES-246/.
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H. Con. Res. 246, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HCONRES-246/.
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[H. Con. Res. 246: Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the collection of demographic, social, and economic data as part of the 2000 decennial census of population.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HCONRES-246/)
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