Ohio Census Advocacy Coalition

ALT Plaintiff the Committee on Oversight and Reform respectfully submits this notice to update the Court about the status of this case. On January 13, 2021, Chairwoman Maloney reissued the subpoenas at issue in this case pursuant to her authority under House Rule II.8(c) (117th Cong.) (“the chair of a committee authorized during a prior Congress to actin a litigation matter is authorized to act as the successor in interest ... and to take such steps as may be appropriate, including, but not limited to, the issuance of subpoenas, to ensure continuation of such litigation matter”). Defendants did not comply with the subpoenas before President Biden took office on January 20. Following the change in Administrations, the parties have resumed discussions about a possible accommodation in this case. We will notify the Court if the parties are able to reach an accommodation. Pursuant to the Court’s order of October 15, 2020, the parties will file a joint status report no later than ten days

ALT Census Bureau experts will dive more deeply into a range of data processing and quality-related topics through a series of blog posts. (Scheduled for release periodically throughout 2021.) Upcoming blogs: • Adapting Field Operations to Meet Unprecedented Challenges • Finding “Anomalies” Illustrates 2020 Census Quality Checks are Working

ALT WASHINGTON – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation will hold an executive session on Wednesday, February 3, 2021, at 9:30 a.m. in Russell Senate Office Building 325 to consider the following nomination: Agenda: • Nomination of Gina Raimondo, of Rhode Island, to be Secretary of the United States Department of Commerce

ALT Meghan Maury - Senior Advisor, U.S. Census Bureau

ALT What do you believe to be the top three challenges facing thedepartment/agency, and why?First, we need to respond to the economic damage caused by thepandemic. The Department of Commerce needs to invest in our peopleand our small businesses, so that we emerge from this crisis with astronger and more resilient economy.Second, we need to address the structural inequity in our economy. Theharms of the pandemic have hit low income and minority communitiesthe hardest. The Department, in particular through the work of theMinority Business Development Agency, must be integral to this effort.We need to invest in these communities by ensuring that everyone hasaccessible pathways to good jobs, by providing small businesses with theresources they need to recover and thrive, and by strengtheningcommunity, financial, and other institutions so these communities havecontinued access to capital, technical assistance, and other resourcesthat sustain prosperity.Third, we need to ensure that American

ALT JAN. 21, 2021 — The U.S. Census Bureau is implementing the President’s Executive Order “Ensuring a Lawful and Accurate Enumeration and Apportionment Pursuant to the Decennial Census,” released January 20, 2021. The 2020 Census data products including the P.L. 94-171 Redistricting Summary Data File will not include information on citizenship or immigration status. The Census Redistricting and Voting Rights Data Office will reengage the Department of Justice’s Voting Section to confirm that Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP) data produced from the American Community Survey (ACS) continue to meet its statistical needs. The Census Bureau has released this product annually since 2011. All work on the immigration status of the population of the United States regarding the 2020 Census was suspended on January 12, 2021.

ALT Sec. 9. Establishing an Equitable Data Working Group. Many Federal datasets are not disaggregated by race, ethnicity, gender, disability, income, veteran status, or other key demographic variables. This lack of data has cascading effects and impedes efforts to measure and advance equity. A first step to promoting equity in Government action is to gather the data necessary to inform that effort. (a) Establishment. There is hereby established an Interagency Working Group on Equitable Data (Data Working Group).

ALT (b) Membership. (i) The Chief Statistician of the United States and the United States Chief Technology Officer shall serve as Co-Chairs of the Data Working Group and coordinate its work. The Data Working Group shall include representatives of agencies as determined by the Co-Chairs to be necessary to complete the work of the Data Working Group, but at a minimum shall include the following officials, or their designees: (A) the Director of OMB; (B) the Secretary of Commerce, through the Director of the U.S. Census Bureau;