H.R.1645: Poverty Data Improvement Act of 1993

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60 (51 Democrats, 9 Republicans)

Bill Summary

Poverty Data Improvement Act of 1993 - Requires the Secretary of Commerce, to the extent feasible, to biennially produce and publish data relating to the incidence of poverty for each State, county, and local government (compiled from the most recent decennial census) and for each school district. Authorizes such data to be produced by means of sampling, estimation, or any other method that the Secretary determines will produce current,...

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Bill Actions

Date Description
Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Census, Statistics and Postal Personnel.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. H. Rept. 103-401.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 225.
Mr. Sawyer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
April 2, 1993

Introduced in the House by Tom Sawyer (D-Ohio)

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