Full Text of HR0672 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, By law, the U.S. government is required to count | 3 | | the number of people living in the United States every ten | 4 | | years; engaging the participation of all individuals in order | 5 | | to get an accurate count is of crucial importance because | 6 | | census numbers impact all individuals and all organizations in | 7 | | the United States in many ways; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, The federal government uses census numbers to | 9 | | allocate more than $675 billion in federal funds annually for | 10 | | community programs and services, such as education programs, | 11 | | housing and community development, health care services, | 12 | | grants, and a variety of special projects; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, The census also plays a vital role in our nation's | 14 | | system of government by determining how many representatives | 15 | | will be sent to Congress from each state to convey our concerns | 16 | | and work towards a better future; the information is then used | 17 | | by lawmakers to prioritize allocations to the communities | 18 | | schools, hospitals, and infrastructures in the most need; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, State, local, and tribal governments use census | 20 | | information for planning and allocating funds for new schools, | 21 | | libraries, public transportation systems, new roads and | 22 | | bridges, and for help in determining zoning locations for |
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| 1 | | police, fire, and other first responders; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Communities and small businesses use census | 3 | | information to develop social service programs, community | 4 | | action, and outreach projects; census numbers help determine | 5 | | where to locate factories, shopping centers, movie theaters, | 6 | | banks, and offices, which all have the potential to lead to new | 7 | | jobs; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 9 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 10 | | we recognize the importance of prioritizing census | 11 | | participation and urge state agencies to post clear and easy to | 12 | | access information regarding census procedures in English and | 13 | | Spanish so that all individuals have an equal opportunity for | 14 | | civic duty engagement; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 16 | | delivered to the Governor's Office and all members of the | 17 | | Illinois General Assembly.
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