Bill113th CongressFiled Apr 12, 2013Government Operations and Politics
H.R. 1537
To amend title 13, United States Code, to provide that individuals in prison shall, for the purposes of a decennial census, be attributed to the last place of residence before incarceration.
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Apr 12, 2013)
Requires the Secretary of Commerce, beginning with the 2020 decennial census, to attribute an individual who is incarcerated in a state, federal, county, or municipal correctional center as of the date on which such census is taken to such individual's last place of residence before incarceration.
What just happenedApr 12, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Who’s behind it
Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8](D-NY)Sponsor
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- Introduced in HouseApr 12, 2013
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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Introduced in House