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2020 Census Deadline Extensions Act

Introduced: September 14, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Sep 14, 2020
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2020 Census Deadline Extensions Act

This bill extends certain deadlines for the U.S. Census Bureau to complete the 2020 decennial census of population.

The bill prohibits the bureau from concluding the Nonresponse Followup operation or the Self-Response operation before October 31, 2020.

What's happening now September 14, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 7974 Related bill Fair and Accurate Census Act
  • S 4048 Related bill Fair and Accurate Census Act
  • S 4571 Identical bill 2020 Census Deadline Extensions Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 24
All 24 Democratic 19 Republican 1
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Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Nov 24, 2020
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Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Nov 12, 2020
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Nov 12, 2020
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Oct 20, 2020
RUSH, BOBBY
· Oct 20, 2020
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Foster, Bill
Illinois · Oct 13, 2020
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Garamendi, John
California · Oct 13, 2020
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Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Oct 1, 2020
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Johnson, Dusty
South Dakota · Oct 1, 2020
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Lee, Susie
Nevada · Oct 1, 2020
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Oct 1, 2020
PRICE, DAVID
· Oct 1, 2020
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Underwood, Lauren
Illinois · Oct 1, 2020
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Chu, Judy
California · Sep 23, 2020
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Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Sep 23, 2020
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Costa, Jim
California · Sep 23, 2020
Demings, Val
· Sep 23, 2020
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Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Sep 23, 2020
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Sep 23, 2020
Perlmutter, Ed
· Sep 23, 2020
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Sep 23, 2020
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Sep 23, 2020
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Sep 23, 2020
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Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Sep 14, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8250: 2020 Census Deadline Extensions Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8250/
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"H.R. 8250: 2020 Census Deadline Extensions Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8250/.
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