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HCONRES 38 105th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Census Ethnic groups Minorities Population statistics

Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the collection of ancestry data as part of the decennial census of population.

Introduced: March 5, 1997 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 7, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Security, International Affairs and Criminal Justice.
Mar 5, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
Mar 5, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E379-380)
Mar 5, 1997
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of Commerce should ensure that the information requested in the 2000 decennial census of population with respect to ancestry shall be at least as comprehensive as the information that was requested in the 1990 decennial census (in terms of content and the range of respondents from whom such information is sought).

What's happening now March 7, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Security, International Affairs and Criminal Justice.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2