Of inquiry directing the Secretary of Commerce to provide certain documents in the Secretary's possession to the House of Representatives relating to the decision to include a question on citizenship in the 2020 decennial census of population.
Latest action · May 24, 2018 Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 149.
Progress
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- IntroducedMay 8, 2018
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Directs the Department of Commerce to transmit to the House of Representatives, by 14 days after the adoption of this resolution, copies of any document, correspondence, or other communication that refers or relates to: (1) the addition of a question on citizenship to the 2020 decennial census of population; and (2) the December 12, 2017, letter from Arthur E. Gary, General Counsel, Justice Management Division, Department of Justice, to Ron Jarmin, Acting Director, Bureau of the Census.
Cosponsors 79
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 8, 2018 to May 18, 2018; 70 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-LA | Cedric L. Richmond | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-HI | Colleen Hanabusa | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-TX | Filemon Vela | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-NM | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-MN | Richard M. Nolan | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-NV | Ruben J. Kihuen | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-HI | Tulsi Gabbard | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | May 15, 2018 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | May 15, 2018 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | May 15, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | May 15, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | May 15, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | May 18, 2018 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | May 18, 2018 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | May 18, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | May 18, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred May 8, 2018Markup May 23, 2018Reported May 24, 2018 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 24, 2018Reported adversely by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-705.
- May 24, 2018Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 149.
- May 23, 2018Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 23, 2018Ordered to be Reported Adversely by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 16.
- May 8, 2018Introduced in House
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Of inquiry directing the Secretary of Commerce to provide certain documents in the Secretary's possession to the House of Representatives relating to the decision to include a question on citizenship in the 2020 decennial census of population.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 24, 2018Reported in House
- May 8, 2018Introduced in House
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