HR 1504
111th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Caribbean area
Census and government statistics
Dominican Republic
Latin America
To require that, in the questionnaires used in the taking of any decennial census of population, a checkbox or other similar option be included so that respondents may indicate Dominican extraction or descent.
Introduced: March 12, 2009
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 4, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives.
Mar 12, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Mar 12, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Requires the Secretary of Commerce to include in any questionnaire used in a decennial census to determine state populations an option for respondents to indicate Dominican extraction or descent.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1