Title: 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.
Policy area: Congress

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.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 877 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 877

   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.


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                    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. Barragan, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Lewis of 
  Georgia, Mr. Correa, Mr. Takano, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Danny K. Davis of 
  Illinois, Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms. Velazquez, 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. Gutierrez, Mr. Vela, Mr. Sires, Mr. Welch, Mr. 
   Serrano, Mr. Cardenas, 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. 
Sanchez) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                               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.

    Resolved, That the Secretary of Commerce is directed to transmit to 
the House of Representatives, not later than 14 days after the adoption 
of this resolution, copies of any document, record, memo, 
correspondence, or other communication, or any portion of any such 
communication, that refers or relates to the following:
            (1) The addition of a question on citizenship to the 2020 
        decennial census of population, including communications within 
        the Bureau of the Census, communications with other executive 
        agencies, and communications with organizations and individuals 
        outside of the United States Government.
            (2) The December 12, 2017, letter from Arthur E. Gary, 
        General Counsel, Justice Management Division, U.S. Department 
        of Justice, to Ron Jarmin, Acting Director, Bureau of the 
        Census.
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