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HCONRES 136 112th Congress House

Expressing the sense of Congress that the census surveys and the information derived from those surveys are crucial to the national welfare.

Introduced: August 2, 2012 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Census and government statisticsDepartment of Commerce
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Passed Senate
Aug 3, 2012
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1443)
Aug 2, 2012
Introduced in House
Aug 2, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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 Latest action August 3, 2012

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1443)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Encourages: (1) the people of the United States to respond to all census surveys conducted by the Bureau of the Census; and (2) the Bureau of the Census to provide households and businesses with information regarding the community, economic, and fiscal benefits to be gained from participation in the American Community Survey and the Economic Census, to use the most current methodologies and technologies to reduce the burden of responding to the Census, and to continue to innovate its methods, processes, and products.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SCONRES 57 Identical bill A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the census surveys and the information derived from those…
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Chu, Judy
California · Aug 2, 2012
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Aug 2, 2012
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 136: Expressing the sense of Congress that the census surveys and the information derived from those surveys are crucial to the national welfare.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HCONRES-136/
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"H. Con. Res. 136: Expressing the sense of Congress that the census surveys and the information derived from those surveys are crucial to the national welfare.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HCONRES-136/.
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H. Con. Res. 136, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HCONRES-136/.
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[H. Con. Res. 136: Expressing the sense of Congress that the census surveys and the information derived from those surveys are crucial to the national welfare.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HCONRES-136/)
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