Amendment105th Congress
Amendment sought to provide uninterrupted full funding to the Bureau of the Census in order to conduct the 2000 census; and would have allowed the Bureau to prepare for the census using sampling methods until the Supreme Court ruled on the constitutionality of the use of sampling.
- Amendment Number
- 847
- Description
- Amendment sought to provide uninterrupted full funding to the Bureau of the Census in order to conduct the 2000 census; and would have allowed the Bureau to prepare for the census using sampling methods until the Supreme Court ruled on the constitutionality of the use of sampling.
- Purpose
- An amendment to strike Bureau of the Census language that fences half of the FY 1999 appropriation for the decennial census until legislation releasing the funds is enacted; facilitates the resolution of legal issues surrounding the census; and uses the National Academy of Sciences to resolve statistical issues of census methodology.
- Congress
- 105
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Aug 5, 1998
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the Mollohan amendment (A023) Failed by recorded vote: 201 - 227 (Roll No. 388).
- Latest Action Time
- 13:20:27
- Submitted Date
- Aug 5, 1998
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Aug 15, 2021