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.

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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
Amendment 847 — Informed