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House Calendar No. 149 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 877 

[Report No. 115–705] 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 8, 2018 

Mr. GOMEZ (for himself, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New 

York, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. NORTON, Mr. 

CLAY, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. JOHNSON of 

Georgia, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. SOTO, Mr. PALLONE, Ms. BARRAGA ́N, Mr. 

VARGAS, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. CORREA, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. RASKIN, 

Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. DESAULNIER, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mr. 

COOPER, Mr. COHEN, Ms. HANABUSA, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. KILDEE, 

Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. NOLAN, 

Ms. GABBARD, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mrs. TORRES, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Ms. TITUS, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. MICHELLE

LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico, Ms. MENG, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mr. GUTIE ́RREZ, Mr. VELA, Mr. SIRES, Mr. WELCH, Mr. 

SERRANO, Mr. CA ́RDENAS, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. CARBAJAL, 

Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Ms. 

BASS, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. GRIJALVA, 

Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. BROWN of 

Maryland, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas, Ms. 

LEE, Mr. KIHUEN, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Ms. CLARKE of 

New York, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. ELLISON, and Ms. SA ́NCHEZ) submitted the 

following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight 

and Government Reform 

MAY 24, 2018 

Additional sponsors: Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California, Ms. MOORE, Mr. BEN RAY LUJA ́N of New 

Mexico, Mr. RUSH, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. LANGEVIN, and Ms. LOFGREN


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•HRES 877 RH 

MAY 24, 2018 

Reported adversely from the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 

RESOLUTION 

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. 

1 Resolved, That the Secretary of Commerce is directed 

2 to transmit to the House of Representatives, not later 

3 than 14 days after the adoption of this resolution, copies 

4 of any document, record, memo, correspondence, or other 

5 communication, or any portion of any such communica6 tion, that refers or relates to the following: 

7 (1) The addition of a question on citizenship to 

8 the 2020 decennial census of population, including 

9 communications within the Bureau of the Census, 

10 communications with other executive agencies, and 

11 communications with organizations and individuals 

12 outside of the United States Government. 

13 (2) The December 12, 2017, letter from Arthur 

14 E. Gary, General Counsel, Justice Management Di15 vision, U.S. Department of Justice, to Ron Jarmin, 

16 Acting Director, Bureau of the Census. 


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House Calendar No. 149 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 877 

[Report No. 115–705] 

RESOLUTION 

Of inquiry directing the Secretary of Commerce to 

ship in the 2020 decennial census of population. to the decision to include a question on citizensession to the House of Representatives relating provide certain documents in the Secretary’s posMAY 24, 2018 

Reported adversely from the Committee on Oversight and 

Government Reform 


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