HR 8056 · 96th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

A bill to amend title 13, United States Code, to correct for undercounting in the 1980 census.

Introduced 1980-08-28· Sponsored by Rep. Rosenthal, Benjamin S. [D-NY-8]· House

Bill Progress

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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.(1980-08-28)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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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