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'We're Running Out Of Time': Census Turns To Congress To Push Deadlines

'We're Running Out Of Time': Census Turns To Congress To Push Deadlines Enlarge this image toggle caption Ted S. Warren/AP Ted S. Warren/AP A group of House Democrats introduced a bill Wednesday that would push back major deadlines for the 2020 census as requested by the U.S. Census Bureau because of the coronavirus pandemic. Sponsor Message Last month, bureau officials told members of the U.S. Congress they also need more time to prepare the detailed census data currently due to state redistricting officials by March 31, 2021. The National Conference of State Legislatures' executive director, Tim Storey, flagged the "conundrum" facing many states in a letter this week to Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham. For now, the Census Bureau says it's planning to keep counting for the 2020 census through Oct. 31, although it has yet to announce any new plans for going door to door to complete the count in some American Indian tribal territories that remain on lockdown, or for counting people experiencing homelessness.

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