Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois HR1033: URGES-NOMINATE CENSUS DIRECTOR
Status: Introduced, September 23, 2026
Urges President Trump to nominate a qualified director of the United States Census Bureau. Supports the restoration of the bureau's constitutional focus on conducting an accurate enumeration of the population. Calls for the bureau's use of differential privacy, statistical adjustments, and other methodologies that alter reported census data to be reviewed and corrected where necessary to ensure that census data accurately reflect the population. Supports lawful efforts to obtain and publish accurate citizenship data. Calls upon the future bureau director to conduct a comprehensive review of the 2020 Census and to consider appropriate and lawful corrective measures where errors or deficiencies are identified. Supports increased transparency of bureau operations to ensure public understanding. Urges President Trump and the United States Senate to act expeditiously to ensure that the Census Bureau has a qualified, permanent, and Senate-confirmed director in place to lead preparations for the 2030 Census.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, September 21, 2026:
HR1033LRB104 23297 RMO 39770 r HR1033 LRB104 23297 RMO 39770 r HR1033 LRB104 23297 RMO 39770 r HOUSE RESOLUTION WHEREAS, The United States Constitution requires an enumeration of the population every ten years, with the results of that enumeration serving as the basis for apportionment of representation in the United States House of Representatives; and WHEREAS, The decennial census is one of the most consequential constitutional functions of the federal government, affecting congressional apportionment, federal and state redistricting, and the allocation and administration of governmental resources and funding; and WHEREAS, The United States Census Bureau has operated without a director confirmed by the United States Senate since the resignation of Robert Santos in early 2025; and WHEREAS, The Census Bureau is already making critical decisions regarding the methodology, technology, testing, and administration of the 2030 Census, making permanent and accountable leadership at the bureau necessary to ensure an accurate and reliable enumeration; and WHEREAS, The Census Bureau's continued reliance on differential privacy, statistical adjustments, and other HR1033- 2 -LRB104 23297 RMO 39770 r HR1033 - 2 - LRB104 23297 RMO 39770 r HR1033 - 2 - LRB104 23297 RMO 39770 r methodologies that alter reported census data has raised serious concerns regarding whether published data accurately reflect the actual population of the United States and the people residing within each …