IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1262 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary 
of Commerce should use all reasonable measures to ensure that every 
person is counted in the 2010 decennial census. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 11, 2008 
Mr. ISSA (for himself, Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. TURNER, Mr. BURTON 
of Indiana, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. CANNON, Mr. 
WESTMORELAND, Mr. MCHENRY, Ms. FOXX, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. SALI, 
Mr. JORDAN of Ohio, Mr. DREIER, Mr. HERGER, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, 
Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. SHADEGG, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. 
BROWN of South Carolina, Mrs. BACHMANN, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. 
MANZULLO, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. FORBES, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, 
Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. ROSKAM, Mrs. BIGGERT, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. 
PETERSON of Pennsylvania, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mr. HASTINGS of 
Washington, Mr. GINGREY, Mr. PRICE of Georgia, Mr. PITTS, Mr. 
BOUSTANY, Mr. TIBERI, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of 
California, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. LEWIS of California, Mr. TIM MURPHY 
of Pennsylvania, Mr. CANTOR, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. WILSON of South Caro-
lina, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. KELLER of Florida, and Mr. SMITH 
of Texas) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
the Secretary of Commerce should use all reasonable 
measures to ensure that every person is counted in the 
2010 decennial census. 
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•HRES 1262 IH 
Whereas the decennial census is described in article I, section 
2 of the Constitution, which calls for an actual enumera-
tion of the people every 10 years; 
Whereas the decennial census is used to apportion seats in 
the House of Representatives among the States; 
Whereas the decennial census is crucial to Federal policy-
makers who distribute billions of taxpayer dollars among 
many Federal programs based on the results of those 
enumerations; 
Whereas the first official census was conducted in 1790 
under the leadership of Thomas Jefferson, who was then 
the Secretary of State; 
Whereas the 2010 decennial census will be the 23rd decennial 
census; 
Whereas an accurate census is one that counts, as of the de-
cennial census date, all persons living in the United 
States, any territory or possession of the United States, 
or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and all Federal ci-
vilian and military personnel serving abroad; and 
Whereas an accurate 2010 decennial census is crucial for our 
democracy and the equitable distribution of Federal 
funds: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That— 
(1) the House of Representatives demands that 
the 2010 decennial census count every person living 
in the United States, any territory or possession of 
the United States, or the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico, and all Federal civilian and military personnel 
serving abroad; and 
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•HRES 1262 IH 
(2) it is the sense of the House of Representa-
tives that, in conducting the 2010 decennial census, 
the Secretary of Commerce should use all reasonable 
means to count every person living in the United 
States, any territory or possession of the United 
States, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and all 
Federal civilian and military personnel serving 
abroad. 
Æ 
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