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SRES 293 106th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Census Citizen participation

A resolution encouraging all residents of the United States to complete their census forms to ensure the most accurate enumeration of the population possible.

Introduced: April 13, 2000 See on congress.gov
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Apr 13, 2000
Referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2777)
Apr 13, 2000
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2777)
Apr 13, 2000
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) it is the civic duty of Americans to assist in ensuring the most accurate census possible; and (2) all U.S. residents should complete their census forms.
What's happening now April 13, 2000

Referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2777)

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Apr 13, 2000
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Apr 13, 2000
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Apr 13, 2000
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 293: A resolution encouraging all residents of the United States to complete their census forms to ensure the most accurate enumeration of the population possible.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-SRES-293/
MLA
"S. Res. 293: A resolution encouraging all residents of the United States to complete their census forms to ensure the most accurate enumeration of the population possible.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-SRES-293/.
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S. Res. 293, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-SRES-293/.
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[S. Res. 293: A resolution encouraging all residents of the United States to complete their census forms to ensure the most accurate enumeration of the population possible.](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-SRES-293/)
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