Bill114th CongressFiled Jan 7, 2015Government Operations and Politics
S. 49
A bill to include a question to ascertain United States citizenship and immigration status in each questionnaire used for a decennial census of population, and for other purposes.
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jan 7, 2015)
Requires the Secretary of Commerce to include in each questionnaire used for conducting the decennial census of population a question to ascertain U.S. citizenship and immigration status.
What just happenedJan 7, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA](R-LA)Sponsor
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- Introduced in SenateJan 7, 2015
- Jan 7, 2015IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Jan 7, 2015IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate