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H.R. 1638: Census Reform Act of 2013

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H.R. 1638: Census Reform Act of 2013

113th Congress · introduced 2013-04-18 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-04-18 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

Census Reform Act of 2013

Plain summary

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.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Census Reform Act of 2013

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] · 17 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Andy Harris (R-MD), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Austin Scott (R-GA)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr1638 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113