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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8250 
To extend certain deadlines for the 2020 decennial census. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020 
Mr. YOUNG (for himself and Mr. GALLEGO) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To extend certain deadlines for the 2020 decennial census. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘2020 Census Deadline 
Extensions Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CENSUS DEADLINE MODIFICATION. 
Notwithstanding the timetables provided in sub-
sections (b) and (c) of section 141 of title 13, United 
States Code, and section 22(a) of the Act entitled ‘‘An 
Act to provide for the fifteenth and subsequent decennial 
censuses and to provide for apportionment of Representa-
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tives in Congress’’, approved June 18, 1929 (2 U.S.C. 
2a(a)), for the 2020 decennial census of population— 
(1) the tabulation of total population by States 
required by subsection (a) of such section 141 for 
the apportionment of Representatives in Congress 
among the several States shall be— 
(A) completed and reported by the Sec-
retary of Commerce (referred to in this section 
as the ‘‘Secretary’’) to the President not earlier 
than 1 year and not later than 13 months after 
the decennial census date of April 1, 2020; and 
(B) made public by the Secretary not later 
than the date on which the tabulation is re-
ported to the President under subparagraph 
(A); 
(2) the President shall transmit to Congress a 
statement showing the whole number of persons in 
each State, and the number of Representatives to 
which each State would be entitled under an appor-
tionment of the then existing number of Representa-
tives, as required by such section 22(a), and deter-
mined solely as described therein, not later than 14 
days after receipt of the tabulation reported by the 
Secretary; and 
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(3) the tabulations of population required by 
subsection (c) of such section 141 shall be completed 
by the Secretary as expeditiously as possible after 
the decennial census date of April 1, 2020, taking 
into account the deadlines of each State for legisla-
tive apportionment or districting, and reported to 
the Governor of the State involved and to the offi-
cers or public bodies having responsibility for legisla-
tive apportionment or districting of that State, ex-
cept that the tabulations of population of each State 
requesting a tabulation plan, and basic tabulations 
of population of each other State, shall be com-
pleted, reported, and transmitted to each respective 
State not later than 16 months after the decennial 
census date of April 1, 2020. 
SEC. 3. 2020 CENSUS OPERATIONS. 
For the 2020 decennial census of population, the Bu-
reau of the Census may not conclude the Nonresponse 
Followup operation or the Self-Response operation before 
October 31, 2020. 
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