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Bill Would Tie Federal Funds to Citizenship

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithApr 11, 2018 10:59 AM | Updated: Jul 1, 2019 2:40 PM Categories Current Events Leave a comment

Recently introduced legislation would mandate that federal funding be based only on the number of U.S. citizens in a locality.

Census Bureau Will Be Checking Answers to Citizenship Question

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithApr 4, 2018 11:45 AM | Updated: Jun 28, 2018 1:39 PM Categories Agency News Leave a comment

If you don’t answer the citizenship status question on the census, will it matter? The Census Bureau has developed a plan for this possibility.

Census Bureau Releases List of Planned Questions for 2020 Census

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithMar 30, 2018 4:11 PM | Updated: Apr 7, 2018 4:11 PM Categories Agency News Leave a comment
Image of the citizenship status question as it would appear on the Census questionnaire

The Census Bureau has released the list of proposed questions for the upcoming 2020 Census.

2020 Census Will Ask About Citizenship Status

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithMar 27, 2018 9:14 AM | Updated: Dec 6, 2018 2:12 PM Categories Agency News Leave a comment
2020 US Census form with ball point ink pen on an American flag

The Commerce Department announced that a question on citizenship status will be reinstated on the 2020 Census. This prompted an immediate political backlash.

Census Bureau Clarifies How it Will Count Overseas Federal Employees in 2020 Census

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithFeb 7, 2018 12:04 PM | Updated: Feb 10, 2018 8:28 PM Categories Agency News Leave a comment

The Census Bureau has published a memo for the upcoming Census that details how federal employees working overseas will be counted.

Should the Census be Allowed to Ask About Citizenship?

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithFeb 2, 2018 11:13 AM | Updated: Feb 8, 2018 4:09 PM Categories Agency News Leave a comment
2020 US Census form with ball point ink pen on an American flag

Should the Census ask about citizenship status? A dispute has arisen between one lawmaker and the Justice Department over the issue.

Census Director Abruptly Resigns

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithMay 12, 2017 11:32 AM | Updated: Apr 14, 2021 3:04 PM Categories Agency News Leave a comment

The director of the Census Bureau has announced his resignation at a time when the agency is facing budget struggles.

Census Bureau Releases List of Subjects for 2020 Census

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithMar 29, 2017 4:28 PM | Updated: Feb 1, 2018 3:37 PM Categories Agency News Leave a comment

The Census Bureau has provided Congress the list of subjects for the questions that it plans to ask Americans in the 2020 Census.

Should the Census Bureau Ask Americans About Their Sexual Orientation?

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithApr 7, 2016 11:23 AM | Updated: Oct 11, 2020 7:02 AM Categories Agency News Leave a comment

A group of lawmakers is asking a House Appropriations Subcommittee to push the Census Bureau to begin collecting data on Americans’ sexual orientation.

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