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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, Every 10 years, Article 1, Section 2 of the United 
3States Constitution mandates a
count of all the people living 
4in the United States and its territories; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Illinois has lost one congressional seat in every 
6census cycle since 1950; Illinois
could possibly lose two 
7congressional seats based off the 2020 Census count; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, The data obtained from the census count in every 
9state will determine federal
dollars that are allocated to 
10states, accordingly; Illinois receives more than $20 billion 
11dollars in
federal funding annually, based off census data; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Illinois needs to work together as a state to 
13ensure a fair, accurate, and coordinated
census count in 2020; 
14all Illinois General Assembly members should make a concerted 
15effort to
engage in local count committees and serve as trusted 
16messengers in their community to educate
residents on the 
17importance of being counted; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, The census self-response is going on line for the 
19first time ever in the history of the
U.S. census count; 
20Illinois needs to ensure that residents living in areas where 
21broadband
access is not readily available have the resources 
 
 
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1available to connect and self-report; and
 
2    WHEREAS, The Illinois General Assembly should also 
3consider allocating an appropriation for community-based 
4organizations and local governments across the State to
 have 
5capacity dollars necessary to do outreach work; and
 
6    WHEREAS, The State of Illinois established a statewide 
7Complete Count Commission last year to
ensure 22 commission 
8members begin reaching out to communities across the State to 
9ensure
coordination and collaboration; this commission is the 
10first of its kind in the country created by
state statute; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Every resident in Illinois should have access to 
12information about the Census 2020
well in advance of Census Day 
132020; therefore, be it
  
 
14    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
15HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
16we declare April 1, 2019 as Census
Awareness Day.