A bill to amend title 13, United States Code, to provide for congressional disapproval of questions proposed to be included in censuses conducted by the Secretary of Commerce.

Summary

Directs the Secretary of Commerce to submit to Congress all of the questions to be included in any quinquennial census of: (1) manufacturers, mineral industries, and other businesses; (2) agriculture; or (3) governments. Prohibits the Secretary from including in any such census or in the decennial census of the population any question which is not submitted to Congress, or which both Houses of Congress disapprove by concurrent resolution.

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Timeline

1. 22 January 1981

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 22 January 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 22 January 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 13 February 1981

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.

   Source: Committee

5. 13 February 1981

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from Commerce, OMB.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 22 January 1981

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Corcoran, Tom [R-IL-14] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-NY-18] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Ford, William D. [D-MI-13] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Courter, Jim [R-NJ-12] · R · Cosponsor
• · hspo00 · Standing

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