US Congress House Bill 1638 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 18-0)
Status: Introduced on April 18 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-05-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Census Reform Act of 2013 - Repeals various census programs of the Department of Commerce, including: (1) the collection and publication of agricultural statistics; (2) the census of manufactures, mineral industries, and other businesses; (3) the mid-decade census, and (4) the census of governments. Repeals the authority of the Secretary of Commerce to conduct any surveys, sampling, or questionnaires other than those necessary to conduct the decennial census of population. Repeals the Census of Agriculture Act of 1997. Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture from carrying out any activities required to be conducted in 2013 under such Act.

Census Reform Act of 2013

Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC]	Rep. Justin Amash [R-MI]	Rep. Jim Bridenstine [R-OK]	Rep. Jason Chaffetz [R-UT]
Rep. Howard Coble [R-NC]	Rep. Bob Goodlatte [R-VA]	Rep. Andy Harris [R-MD]	Rep. Tim Huelskamp [R-KS]
Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Raul Labrador [R-ID]	Rep. Thomas Massie [R-KY]	Rep. Stevan Pearce [R-NM]
Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]	Rep. Reid Ribble [R-WI]	Rep. Todd Rokita [R-IN]	Rep. Austin Scott [R-GA]
Rep. Steve Southerland [R-FL]	Rep. Steve Stockman [R-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-05-03	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition.
2013-04-18	House	Referred to House Appropriations
2013-04-18	House	Referred to House Agriculture
2013-04-18	House	Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
2013-04-18	House	Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1638/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr1638/BILLS-113hr1638ih.pdf