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S.Con.Res. 31: A concurrent resolution recognizing the importance and significance of the 2020 Census and encouraging individuals, families, and households across the United States to participate in the 2020 Census to ensure a complete and accurate count.

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S.Con.Res. 31: A concurrent resolution recognizing the importance and significance of the 2020 Census and encouraging individuals, families, and households across the United States to participate in the 2020 Census to ensure a complete and accurate count.

116th Congress · introduced 2019-12-18 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-12-18 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

A concurrent resolution recognizing the importance and significance of the 2020 Census and encouraging individuals, families, and households across the United States to participate in the 2020 Census to ensure a complete and accurate count.

Plain summary

This concurrent resolution expresses the sense of Congress that (1) it is the civic duty of the people of the United States to help ensure that the 2020 Census is as accurate as possible; (2) the federal government, state and local governments, civil society, businesses, religious institutions, libraries, and other national and local organizations should work together as partners to inform the public that the 2020 Census is safe, easy, and important; (3) individuals who want to help administer the 2020 Census should apply for a job at 2020census.gov/jobs; and (4) U.S. residents should plan to respond to the 2020 Census to ensure that all people living in a household in the United States are included.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

What a vote does

A “Yea” vote

A Yea supports adopting this resolution.

A “Nay” vote

If it is not passed, current law stays as it is.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

A concurrent resolution recognizing the importance and significance of the 2020 Census and encouraging individuals, families, and households across the United States to participate in the 2020 Census to ensure a complete and accurate count.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] · 42 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH), Patty Murray (D-WA), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Jack Reed (D-RI), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Tina Smith (D-MN), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Christopher Murphy (D-CT)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] reported raising $1.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (2)
Resolution
A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote
A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

Plain meanings written from linked sources. All words.

Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-sconres31 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116