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handle is hein.crs/govejaa0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional ____ ~ Research Service 2020 Census Delays, Apportionment, and Congressional Redistricting October 5, 2022 Every decade, the apportionment (or reapportionment) process determines the distribution of U.S. House seats across states. The Constitution requires a U.S. population count every 10 years (the federal decennial census) in order to distribute House seats based on each state's population. Once the census and apportionment are complete, states then engage in redistricting to create or redraw geographic subdivisions for each House district and for their own state legislatures. Data delivery delays following the 2020 Census raised some concerns about possible effects on the ability of states to conduct redistricting ahead of the next election cycle. For example, the condensed timeline may have presented challenges for states to complete congressional redistricting by constitutional or statutory redistricting deadlines, candidate filing deadlines, or primary election dates. Each state with multiple congressional districts has completed its initial redistricting process and many states did so ahead of those related dates, although not without difficulties in at least some states. Enacting an initial redistricting plan, however, does not necessarily mean redistricting has entirely concluded until the next apportionment. As with every contemporary redistricting cycle, legal challenges to some maps have been made, which can necessitate further congressional district changes. 2020 Census and Apportionment Delays The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic led to certain delays in 2020 census data collection and delivery. Multiple bills were introduced in Congress that would have adjusted statutory deadlines for the Census Bureau to deliver apportionment data to the President or redistricting tabulations to states, but no statutory changes were enacted. On March 18, 2020, the Census Bureau temporarily suspended 2020 field operations. On April 13, 2020, the Bureau announced field offices would close through June 1. Under its final revised schedule, and following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, the Bureau accepted census responses until October 15, 2020, two and a half months later than usual. The Bureau announced on January 28, 2021, that apportionment counts would be available by April 30, 2021; those were released April 26, 2021. A second announcement on February 12, 2021, indicated states Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN12027 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress

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