H.R. 1504 — To require that, in the questionnaires used in the taking of any decennial census of population, a checkbox or other similar option be included so that respondents may indicate Dominican extraction or descent.

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Requires the Secretary of Commerce to include in any questionnaire used in a decennial census to determine state populations an option for respondents to indicate Dominican extraction or descent.

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S. 1084A bill to require that, in the questionnaires used in the taking of any decennial census of population, a checkbox or other similar option be included so that respondents may indicate Dominican extraction or descent.
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2009-03-12
Introduced in House
2009-03-12
Introduced in House
2009-03-12
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
2009-05-04
Referred to the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives.

To require that, in the questionnaires used in the taking of any decennial census of population, a checkbox or other similar option be included so that respondents may indicate Dominican extraction or descent.

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