H.R. 1504 (111th): To require that, in the questionnaires used in the taking of any decennial census of population, a ...
...checkbox or other similar option be included so that respondents may indicate Dominican extraction or descent.
111th Congress, 2009–2010. Text as of Mar 12, 2009 (Introduced).
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HR 1504 IH
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1504
To require that, in the questionnaires used in the taking of any decennial census of population, a checkbox or other similar option be included so that respondents may indicate Dominican extraction or descent.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 12, 2009
March 12, 2009
Mr. RANGEL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
A BILL
To require that, in the questionnaires used in the taking of any decennial census of population, a checkbox or other similar option be included so that respondents may indicate Dominican extraction or descent.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REQUIREMENT RELATING TO CENSUS QUESTIONNAIRES.
In conducting the 2010 decennial census and every decennial census thereafter, the Secretary of Commerce shall include, in any questionnaire distributed or otherwise used for the purpose of determining the total population by States, a checkbox or other similar option by which respondents may indicate Dominican extraction or descent.