Census Project October 2019 Newsletter - 2020 Census Funding moves forward

Written By Joan Naymark

By a vote of 84-9 on October 31, 2019, the Senate approved H.R. 3055, a “minibus” package of Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 appropriations bills, including the CJS Appropriations legislation and its $7.6 billion for the Census Bureau (of which $6.7 billion is designated for the 2020 Census). As census professionals are busy launching the early operations for the country’s “largest peace time mobilization,” the Census Project commended Senate passage of H.R. 3055 because full, certain and assured funding levels are vital to a successful national count.

Joan Naymark
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