POPULATION

Amendments

Bureau of the Census: provide for a 5-year term of office for the Director of the Census and provide for authority and duties of the Director and Deputy Director of the Census (S. 3167), S8651, S8653 [8DE]

Bills and resolutions

Budget: limit year-to-year increase in total Federal spending to increases in Consumer Price Index and population (see H.R. 5323), H3540 [18MY]

Bureau of the Census: provide for a 5-year term of office for the Director of the Census and provide for authority and duties of the Director and Deputy Director of the Census (see S. 3167), S2115 [25MR] (see H.R. 4945), H2456 [25MR]

———publish improved annual measures of family income to more accurately determine extent of poverty and anti-poverty effectiveness of means-tested benefit and tax programs (see H.R. 5891), H6282 [28JY]

Census: clarify instances in which the term ``census'' may appear on mailable matter (see H.R. 5148), H2936 [27AP]

———encourage individuals to participate in the 2010 Census to ensure an accurate and complete count (see H. Res. 1096), H755 [23FE]

———protect integrity by prohibiting deceptive mail practices (see H.R. 4621), H609 [9FE]

———recognize importance and significance of 2010 Census and encourage each Native American community to name an elder to be the first member of that community to answer the 2010 Census (see H. Res. 1086), H647 [22FE]

———require the questionnaire used in taking the decennial census and American Community Survey to include a statement regarding certain response requirements (see H.R. 5046), H2640 [15AP]

———require the questionnaire used in taking the decennial census to include an inquiry on an individual's status as a veteran, spouse of a veteran, or dependent of a veteran (see H.R. 5517), H4386 [10JN]

Census Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1096), H755 [23FE]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 4879), H1656 [18MR]

———provide assistance for the prevention and treatment of obstetric fistula (see H.R. 5441), H4022 (see H.R. 5441), H4083 [27MY]

House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 5596), H4871 [24JN]

Letters

Census Oversight Efficiency and Management Reform Act: Arturo Vargas, National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund (organization), H8315 [14DE]

———Gary Locke, Sec. of Commerce, H8313 [14DE]

———several organizations, H8316 [14DE]

———Wade Henderson and Nancy Zirkin, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, H8315 [14DE]

Remarks in House

Bureau of the Census: ensure safety of census workers, H4783 [24JN]

———provide for a 5-year term of office for the Director of the Census and provide for authority and duties of the Director and Deputy Director of the Census (H.R. 4945), E493 [25MR]

———provide for a 5-year term of office for the Director of the Census and provide for authority and duties of the Director and Deputy Director of the Census (S. 3167), H8311-H8318 [14DE]

Census: clarify instances in which the term ``census'' may appear on mailable matter (H.R. 5148), H2947-H2949 [28AP]

———encourage individuals to participate in the 2010 Census to ensure an accurate and complete count, H1445 [16MR]

———encourage individuals to participate in the 2010 Census to ensure an accurate and complete count (H. Res. 1096), H1035-H1037 [3MR], E330 [9MR], E347 [10MR]

———protect integrity by prohibiting deceptive mail practices (H.R. 4621), H1198-H1200 [9MR], H2947 [28AP], E173 [9FE], E341 [10MR]

———recognize importance and significance of 2010 Census and encourage each Native American community to name an elder to be the first member of that community to answer the 2010 Census (H. Res. 1086), H1109-H1112 [4MR]

Census Awareness Month: designate (H. Res. 1096), H1035-H1037 [3MR], E330 [9MR], E347 [10MR]

Foreign aid: provide assistance for the prevention and treatment of obstetric fistula (H.R. 5441), E978 [28MY]

South Carolina: gain of congressional seat relative to census results, H8944 [22DE]

Terrell, TX: tribute to efforts to accommodate population growth, E810 [11MY]

Remarks in Senate

Bureau of the Census: provide for a 5-year term of office for the Director of the Census and provide for authority and duties of the Director and Deputy Director of the Census (S. 3167), S2117 [25MR], S8651, S8653 [8DE]

Census: clarify instances in which the term ``census'' may appear on mailable matter (H.R. 5148), S3291 [5MY]

———encourage individuals to participate in the 2010 Census to ensure an accurate and complete count, S2274 [14AP]

———protect integrity by prohibiting deceptive mail practices (H.R. 4621), S2165 [26MR]

Reports filed

Census Oversight Efficiency and Management Reform Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 3167) (S. Rept. 111-351), S8062 [18NO]

Texts of

H. Res. 1086, recognize importance and significance of 2010 Census and encourage each Native American community to name an elder to be the first member of that community to answer the 2010 Census, H1109 [4MR]

H. Res. 1096, encourage individuals to participate in the 2010 Census to ensure an accurate and complete count and support designation of Census Awareness Month, H1035 [3MR]

H.R. 4621, Prevent Deceptive Census Look Alike Mailings Act, H1198 [9MR]

H.R. 5148, clarify instances in which the term ``census'' may appear on mailable matter, H2947 [28AP]

S. 3167, Census Oversight Efficiency and Management Reform Act, S2118 [25MR], S8651, S8653 [8DE], H8311 [14DE]