HRES 1262
110th Congress
House
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of Commerce should use all reasonable measures to ensure that every person is counted in the 2010 decennial census.
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Sep 27, 2008
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 27, 2008
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H10215)
Sep 27, 2008
Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H10215)
Sep 27, 2008
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H10215)
Sep 27, 2008
Committee on Oversight and Government discharged.
Sep 27, 2008
Mr. Clay asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Jul 16, 2008
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Jul 16, 2008
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 11, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Jun 11, 2008
Introduced in House
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Plain-English summary
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Demands that the 2010 decennial census count every person living in the United States, any U.S. territory or possession, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and all federal civilian and military personnel serving abroad. Urges the Secretary of Commerce to use all reasonable means to achieve that goal.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 1262: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of Commerce should use all reasonable measures to ensure that every person is counted in the 2010 decennial census.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-1262/
"H. Res. 1262: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of Commerce should use all reasonable measures to ensure that every person is counted in the 2010 decennial census.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-1262/.
H. Res. 1262, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-1262/.
[H. Res. 1262: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of Commerce should use all reasonable measures to ensure that every person is counted in the 2010 decennial census.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-1262/)