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The White House issued its Fiscal Year 2024 (FY 2024) budget on March 9, 2023, including $1.606 billion for the Census Bureau — a $121 million increase from the $1.485 billion appropriated in FY 2023. Congress, especially the House and Senate Commerce, Science, Justice Appropriations Subcommittees, which have jurisdiction over the Census Bureau’s funding, will now consider the President’s request as it finalizes the Census Bureau’s FY 2024 budget. While welcoming the proposed increase, Census Project stakeholders urged Congress to provide the agency with $2 billion ($394 million more than the President’s request, and a $521 million increase from FY 2023) in FY 2024. (Read more)
Blogs

March 27, 2023 – Outside Testimony on Census FY 2024 Funding
March 17, 2023 – The White House FY 2024 Budget Request for Census Bureau
March 16, 2023 – Congressional Dear Colleague Letters Circulating In Support of FY 2024 Funding For Census Bureau
March 3, 2023 – Fiscal Year 2024 President’s Budget Request and The Census Project Funding Recommendation
March 1, 2023 – Proposals to Radically Grow the House of Representatives
Press Releases

September 26, 2022 – Census Experts Call on Congress To Approve The House-Passed Fiscal Year 2023 Funding Level for Census Bureau
May 2, 2022 – Census Data Experts and Users Urge Appropriators Provide $2 Billion to Fill Gaps in 2020 Data for Communities
April 7, 2022 – The Census Project’s Fiscal Year 2023 Funding Recommendation for the U.S. Census Bureau
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