United States · Bill · S
S. 3063 (96th)
A bill to amend title 13, United States Code, to correct for undercounting in the 1980 census.
Introduced
25 August 1980
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Status
Referred to Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.
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14 January 2025
Summary
Requires the Secretary of Commerce to adjust the population figures obtained in the decennial census by employing the best available methodology to correct for undercounting. Directs the Secretary, to the extent feasible, to authorize the use of the statistical method of sampling to determine the population for purposes of apportionment of Representatives in Congress.
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 25 August 1980
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/senate-bill/3063
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/96/s/3063