15-03-2018 20:43 via deseretnews.com

Bishop proposing bill to include overseas Mormon missionaries in U.S. census

SALT LAKE CITY — Mormon missionaries serving outside the United States along with all Americans living overseas would be counted in the census under legislation Rep. Rob Bishop proposed Thursday.Currently, only those in the military and working for the federal government abroad are captured in the constitutionally mandated once-a-decade head count. States with high numbers of overseas residents might receive less funding for federal programs and could be underrepresented in Congress."This
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