The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights has authored a comment in response to the Census Bureau’s Federal Register Notice which requests review and approval of changes to the Census Bureau’s Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP). These changes include reducing the SIPP...
LCCHR SIPP Comment FINAL.pdf
Comments regarding a proposal by the Census Bureau to reduce the Survey of Income and Program Participation sample size. #LettersandComments #GPAC2023
comments to Census Bureau re SIPP 9-23.pdf
PAA and APC joined many organizations in signing the Census Project letter in support of providing the Census Bureau with the highest possible level of funding in the final version of the FY 2024 CJS bill. The letter is posted on the Census Project website here . #GPAC2023 ...
We urge Congress to provide $2 billion in funding for the Census Bureau, which represents a $394 million increase above the President’s request, and a $521 million increase from the agency’s FY 2023 enacted level. #LettersandComments #Census #FederalFunding #GPAC2023
PAA and APC submitted testimony to the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies in support of funding agencies under its jurisdiction (Census, NSF, BJS and NIJ). #GPAC2023 #CongressionalTestimony #FederalFunding #Census #NSF
PAA APC CJS FY 24 House testimony 4-23.pdf
The Census Bureau currently has an open request for comments regarding potential changes to the American Community Survey (ACS). While most of the proposed changes are not controversial, a provision in the notice suggests that the future of survey’s ancestry question may be uncertain....
PAA and the Association of Population Centers submitted comments in response to the agency’s Federal Register Notice (FRN) “Soliciting Input or Suggestions on 2030 Census Preliminary Research.” Please see link below to PDF of full comments. #GPAC2022 #LettersandComments #Census
PAA APC comments on 2030 Census 11-22.pdf
The James Holmes Future Inclusion and Equity Leadership Development (or FIELD) Initiative identifies and engages the next generation of early to mid-career census watchers, experts, and advocates who reflect the diversity of today’s America. We believe that an important part of moving toward...
On September 14, Mary Jo Hoeksema, Director of PAA Government and Public Affairs spoke at a press conference sponsored by Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) regarding her bill, HR 8326, Ensuring a Fair and Accurate Census Act . The US House of Representatives passed the bill on Friday,...
On July 25, U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, convened a field hearing , “Reviewing the 2022 Census: Local Perspectives in Michigan.” The purpose of the hearing was to examine the impact of the 2020 Census on local...