Colleagues, See below for a summary of Census-related matters in the House Continuing Resolution, which came out yesterday and will move to the full House for consideration today. Good news on the funding level; potential bad news on the role of the Office of Management and Budget and the ramifications of a possible shutdown when this CR ends (Dec 20). Deborah Deborah Kennedy Senior Consultant / Owner, Key Words President, National Coalition for Literacy http://www.key-words.us http://www.national-coalition-literacy.org ============ Forwarded message ============ From: Corrine Yu <Yu@civilrights.org> To: "Census Task Force"<censustaskforce@civilrightscoalition.org> Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2019 18:55:07 -0500 Subject: [Census Taskforce] Fwd: House Democrats Introduce Continuing Resolution ============ Forwarded message ============ Census TF,   The House Continuing Resolution (CR) is out. See below for the House Appropriations Committee’s statement. The current CR expires on November 21 (Thursday). The House Rules Committee has approved the rule, and the House will take up the CR on Tuesday (tomorrow).   A few reactions: The House Appropriations Committee’s statement highlights census, which is a testament to all of your advocacy in elevating this issue for lawmakers. The House included language that allows the Census Bureau to spend at the bipartisan Senate number ($7.3b, which is for the entire Periodic Censuses and Programs account, which includes the stakeholder ask of $6.7b for the 2020 Census). However, the funding level is still apportioned, meaning that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has final say in how much the Census Bureau can spend, and the apportionment is only in effect through the length of this next CR (until December 20). The CR also includes $90m for the Mobile QAC program, which is equal to the Census Bureau’s estimated cost for the program. Given the urgency of securing funding certainty and the fact that the Census Bureau still has $1.02 billion in carry-over funding from FY 2019, we are supporting the level provided for in the CR. The Bureau is now better positioned under the second CR. However, appropriators must now hold OMB and the administration accountable to ensure that the Census Bureau has the ability to spend more than envisioned under the president's FY 2020 budget request, which was $2.4 billion LESS than this funding level (in new funding). Because the CR does not provide a full-year appropriation for the 2020 Census, census operations could still be in jeopardy if we are faced with a future government shutdown. We encourage you to continue to urge Congress to pass a full-year funding appropriation before December 20.   --- Corrine Yu (she/her) The Leadership Conference 202.466.5670 – Phone https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.civilrights.org_&d=DwMFAg&c=YOHA32qHoO0MIaoXxJhqDw&r=xPL4HhXUOghre1hkl9BSHVZZMbAY6hJPttv1EHQNwtU&m=ZUwsGxNIT1TD9MMa-2tSmHwIJHm89vb3WGBDfuqeoQo&s=T00i8PIoVyBqI9wMGXG4TTyPYtS3KwXz9FWCZTPiu8c&e=     ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: House Appropriations Press <mailto:DemApprops.Press@mail.house.gov> Date: November 18, 2019 at 3:38:46 PM EST To: Undisclosed recipients:; Subject: House Democrats Introduce Continuing Resolution   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 18, 2019   Contact: mailto:Evan.Hollander@mail.house.gov, 202-225-2771   Legislation Extends Government Funding and Health Programs Through December 20, Fully Funds a Fair and Accurate Census, and Raises Military Pay WASHINGTON — House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita M. Lowey (D-NY) today introduced a continuing resolution to extend federal government funding through December 20 and keep the government open after the current stopgap funding law expires this week.   “With a government shutdown deadline just days away, this continuing resolution is necessary to keep government open as we work towards completing the appropriations process,” said Chairwoman Lowey. “I am particularly proud that we are assuring full funding for a fair and accurate Census and ensuring our servicemembers receive a 3.1 percent pay raise. I look forward to passing this legislation and getting it signed into law.” In addition to a funding extension, the legislation provides full funding for a fair and accurate Census by raising the rate of operations to the bipartisan Senate funding level through the duration of the continuing resolution, funds a 3.1 percent military pay raise, and includes an extension of expiring health care programs.   The House is slated to vote on the continuing resolution this week. The text of the legislation introduced today, https://appropriations.house.gov/sites/democrats.appropriations.house.gov/files/CR_RCP_xml.pdf, is available here. A division-by-division summary of the legislation is available https://appropriations.house.gov/sites/democrats.appropriations.house.gov/files/Further%20CR%20Section-By-Section%20Summary%20%2B%20Extenders%2011.18.19.pdf.   ###   PRIVILEGE AND CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and any attachments may contain privileged or confidential information and is/are for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). Any unauthorized use or disclosure of this communication is prohibited. If you believe that you have received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete it from your system. To unsubscribe from this listserv please send email to mailto:censustaskforce-unsubscribe@civilrightscoalition.org