With the deadline for the 2020 census counting to end in two weeks, a bipartisan group of senators unveiled a bill Tuesday which would extend two key deadlines for the 2020 census by four months and require the Census Bureau to continue field operations through October.
Sens. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) cite delays caused by the pandemic and say their bill (pdf), The 2020 Census Deadline Extensions Act, would ensure a more fair and accurate census count, specifically in Native, minority, and rural communities.
