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Current Census Project Update
July 2020 proved to be a busy month on many census issues, including funding! The Census Project followed deliberations regarding Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 as well as the next anticipated COVID relief package taking shape in the U.S. Senate. (Read more)
Blogs
August 11, 2020 – U.S. Business Community Opposes Rushing the 2020 Census
August 10, 2020 – The Importance of 2020 Census to Rural Oklahoma
August 7, 2020 – Huge Coalition Calls on Congress to Block Plans to Rush Census Count
July 29, 2020 – Congressman Cole Pleads with Indian Country to “Be a Part of the Count”
July 27, 2020 – Senator Asks for Supplemental Funds to Extend Census Bureau COVID-19 Pulse Surveys
July 24, 2020 – New GAO Report on 2020 Census COVID Risks
July 23, 2020 – Sen. Leahy Issue Brief on the Cost of Census Inaction
Press Releases
August 6, 2020 – Nearly 900 National and Community Organizations Call on Senate to Extend Census Deadline
June 25, 2020 – Census Stakeholders Call on Senate to Match House Plan to Give Census $400 Million in Next COVID-19 Relief Bill
May 18, 2020 – Broad Array of Census Stakeholders Tell Congress Census Bureau Needs More Funding to Address COVID-19 Disruption
February 10, 2020 – New Study Identifies Each State’s Share of $1.5 Trillion in Annual Census-driven Federal Funding: Eleven Receive Over $40 Billion Apiece
December 17, 2019 – Final FY2020 Appropriations Legislation Includes $6.7 Billion for 2020 Census
December 9, 2019 – 200+ Organizations Implore Congress to Fully Fund the 2020 Census
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