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- H.R.3558
H.R.3558: Decennial Census Improvement Act of 1996
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 104th Congress
- This bill is primarily about education
- Introduced May 30, 1996
- Latest Major Action June 14, 1996
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
63 (60 Democrats, 1 Independent, 2 Republicans)
Bill Summary
Decennial Census Improvement Act of 1996 - Requires the Bureau of the Census, in conducting the 2000 decennial census, to: (1) attempt to contact every household directly, whether by mail or in person (and allows the use of sampling as a substitute for direct contact in a particular census tract only after direct contact has been made with at least 90 percent of the households in such tract); and (2) seek to make more effective use of State...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, Commerce, Economic and Educational Opportunities, and Banking and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Referred to House Government Reform and Oversight
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Referred to House Ways and Means
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Referred to House Agriculture
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Referred to House Commerce
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Referred to House Economic and Educational Opportunities
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Referred to House Banking and Financial Services
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
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Committee Hearings Held.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
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| May 30, 1996 |
Introduced in the House by Carrie P. Meek (D-Fla.) |