Bill Text: GA SR761 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: U.S. Congress; urged to require U.S. Census Bureau to provide a fair, accurate, and unbiased actual count of the population
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2010-04-27 - Senate Passed/Adopted [SR761 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-SR761-Enrolled.html
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Senate
Resolution 761
By:
Senators Hill of the 32nd, Williams of the 19th, Rogers of the 21st, Chance of
the 16th, Hudgens of the 47th and others
ADOPTED
SENATE
A
RESOLUTION
Urging
the United States Congress to require the United States Census Bureau to provide
a fair, accurate, and unbiased actual count of the population of the United
States in the 2010 decennial census; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Article I, Section II of the United States Constitution mandates that a census
of the United States population be conducted every ten years; and
WHEREAS,
the next census is scheduled to be conducted in 2010; and
WHEREAS,
the data from the census is used to distribute Congressional seats to states, to
determine redistricting of legislative and other government bodies, to make
decisions about what community services to provide, and to distribute $300
billion in federal funds to local, state, and tribal governments each year;
and
WHEREAS,
an accurate count of the population is critical to the fair and equitable
distribution of these seats, services, and funds; and
WHEREAS,
the United States Census Bureau is vested with the authority to conduct the
census; and
WHEREAS,
the Census Bureau has been a part of the United States Department of Commerce
for many years and has reported to the Secretary of Commerce; and
WHEREAS,
there has been much discussion of late regarding having the Census Bureau report
to different officials in the federal government which has caused speculation
that there will be an attempt to politicize the conduct of the census rather
than having a neutral, nonpartisan count of the population; and
WHEREAS,
there has also been much discussion of using alternative methods of counting as
opposed to actual counts of the population such as statistical sampling and
estimation of populations; and
WHEREAS,
there is no substitute for an actual count of the population in the conduct of
the census and there is no room for estimations and projections when so much is
at stake based on the census data; and
WHEREAS,
the United States Congress needs to ensure that the Census Bureau conduct a
fair, accurate, and unbiased actual count of the United States population
unmixed with any estimations or projections.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body urge the
United States Congress to ensure that the United States Census Bureau conducts a
fair, accurate, and unbiased actual count of the population of the United States
in the 2010 decennial census and to ensure that the Census Bureau reports to the
United States Department of Commerce and not to any other agency or office of
the United States government.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to each member of the Georgia
congressional delegation.
