[20031008]RS21638_房屋分摊：人口普查修正会改变众议院席位吗？.pdf

1 This report originally was authored by David Huckabee, who has retired from CRS.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS21638October 8, 2003House Apportionment: Could CensusCorrections Shift a House Seat?1Royce CrockerSpecialist in American National GovernmentGovernment and Finance DivisionSummaryOn September 30, 2003, the Census Bureau briefed selected congressional staff onchanges that will be made to the 2000 census counts through the bureaus “CountQuestion Resolution Program,” (CQR). This report uses the incomplete figures releasedto staff at the September briefings to assess the potential impact on states claims toRepresentatives if these figures were to be used to apportion seats in the House insteadof the official apportionment figures released by the Census Bureau on December 28,2000. Although no seats would shift among states based on these numbers, the already-narrow margin between North Carolina and Utah for the last (435th) seat in the Houseis narrowed by a factor of 10. This report will be updated when the Census Bureaureleases final numbers from the CQR program.BackgroundOne of the fundame