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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The Bureau of the Census is charged by the United 
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States Constitution to make an actual enumeration of all 
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persons in the United States within every term of ten years; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, The apportionment of Representatives among the 
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several States to the Congress of the United States is charged 
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by the U.S. Constitution to be determined by the number of 
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persons established by the actual enumeration conducted by the 
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Bureau of the Census; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The apportionment of electors among the several 
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States that elect the President, together with the Vice 
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President of the United States, is charged by the Constitution 
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to be equal to the whole number of Senators and Representatives 
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to which the State may be entitled in the Congress; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Congress has delegated authority to the Bureau of 
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the Census to conduct the decennial census and has established 
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that the Bureau of the Census is to be administered within and 
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under the jurisdiction of the Department of Commerce; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Congress has further established that the 
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executive branch is limited to providing support for the Bureau 
 


 






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of the Census in the form of information and resources; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Policy makers and planners of all levels of 
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government rely on these data to make important decisions 
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regarding government services, including the allocation of 
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federal funding; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The public has an interest in having an accurate 
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and unbiased census count that must be operated above the 
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suspicion of politics or presidential meddling; therefore, be 
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it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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urge the President of the United States to keep the 
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administration of the United States census within the 
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Department of Commerce and not under the direct management of 
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the White House; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the President of the United States.