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2020 Census Deadline Extensions Act

Introduced: September 15, 2020 Introduced by: Schatz, Brian Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
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Sep 15, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Sep 15, 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 15, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 5
  • HR 7974 Related bill Fair and Accurate Census Act
  • HR 8406 Related bill Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes.
  • S 4048 Related bill Fair and Accurate Census Act
  • S 4800 Related bill The Heroes Act
  • HR 8250 Identical bill 2020 Census Deadline Extensions Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 3
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Sep 30, 2020
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Sep 16, 2020
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Sep 15, 2020
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Sep 15, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4571: 2020 Census Deadline Extensions Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4571/
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"S. 4571: 2020 Census Deadline Extensions Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4571/.
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