2020 Census Deadline Extensions Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 8250 To extend certain deadlines for the 2020 decennial census. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SEPTEMBER 14, 2020 Mr. YOUNG (for himself and Mr. GALLEGO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To extend certain deadlines for the 2020 decennial census. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘2020 Census Deadline 4 Extensions Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. CENSUS DEADLINE MODIFICATION. 6 Notwithstanding the timetables provided in sub- 7 sections (b) and (c) of section 141 of title 13, United 8 States Code, and section 22(a) of the Act entitled ‘‘An 9 Act to provide for the fifteenth and subsequent decennial 10 censuses and to provide for apportionment of Representa- 11 VerDate Sep 11 2014 07:34 Sep 15, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8250.IH H8250 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 8250 IH tives in Congress’’, approved June 18, 1929 (2 U.S.C. 1 2a(a)), for the 2020 decennial census of population— 2 (1) the tabulation of total population by States 3 required by subsection (a) of such section 141 for 4 the apportionment of Representatives in Congress 5 among the several States shall be— 6 (A) completed and reported by the Sec- 7 retary of Commerce (referred to in this section 8 as the ‘‘Secretary’’) to the President not earlier 9 than 1 year and not later than 13 months after 10 the decennial census date of April 1, 2020; and 11 (B) made public by the Secretary not later 12 than the date on which the tabulation is re- 13 ported to the President under subparagraph 14 (A); 15 (2) the President shall transmit to Congress a 16 statement showing the whole number of persons in 17 each State, and the number of Representatives to 18 which each State would be entitled under an appor- 19 tionment of the then existing number of Representa- 20 tives, as required by such section 22(a), and deter- 21 mined solely as described therein, not later than 14 22 days after receipt of the tabulation reported by the 23 Secretary; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 07:34 Sep 15, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8250.IH H8250 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 8250 IH (3) the tabulations of population required by 1 subsection (c) of such section 141 shall be completed 2 by the Secretary as expeditiously as possible after 3 the decennial census date of April 1, 2020, taking 4 into account the deadlines of each State for legisla- 5 tive apportionment or districting, and reported to 6 the Governor of the State involved and to the offi- 7 cers or public bodies having responsibility for legisla- 8 tive apportionment or districting of that State, ex- 9 cept that the tabulations of population of each State 10 requesting a tabulation plan, and basic tabulations 11 of population of each other State, shall be com- 12 pleted, reported, and transmitted to each respective 13 State not later than 16 months after the decennial 14 census date of April 1, 2020. 15 SEC. 3. 2020 CENSUS OPERATIONS. 16 For the 2020 decennial census of population, the Bu- 17 reau of the Census may not conclude the Nonresponse 18 Followup operation or the Self-Response operation before 19 October 31, 2020. 20 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 07:34 Sep 15, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H8250.IH H8250 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS