Letters of Support

February 17, 2026 – The American Statistical Association letter requesting that statistical agency staff not be reclassified under the new Schedule Policy/Career rule.

December 12, 2025 – Comments Condemning SSA’s Linking of Social Security Data to DHS’s Illegal National Citizenship Database

December 2, 2025 – Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) comments in response to the privacy implications of changes to privacy practices related to the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements Program (SAVE) by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

December 1, 2025 – Comments from EPIC & 15 Organizations to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on the System of Records Notice for the SAVE Program

November 19, 2025 – Leadership Conference Letter on Census Funding/Provisions in FY26 CJS Appropriations

October 15, 2025 – Letter to the Department of Education for Modernizing the Institute of Education Sciences

September 22, 2025 – Letter Opposing Changes to the NCVS

June 5, 2025 – Letter to Census, BJS, OMB on ensuring transparency and accurate data on hate crimes

May 7, 2025 – Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Census Advisory Committee letter

May 7, 2025 – Friends of BLS Funding Recommendation Letter

April 30, 2025 – APDU Submits Responses to Questions in the Privacy Act RFI

April 16, 2025 – Sign-on Letter Urging Congress to Halt IRS-ICE Agreement Threatening Taxpayer Privacy

April 3, 2025 – Letter to the Chairs and Ranking Members of the Senate and House Appropriations Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) Subcommittees supporting robust funding for the U.S. Census Bureau, specifically $2 billion as recommended by The Census Project

February 18, 2025 – Letter on Urgency for Federal Economic Statistics

February 4, 2025 – The Census Project Letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committees on Census Bureau FY 25 Funding.

February 1, 2025 – APDU Statement on Public Data

October 2024 Letter to Congress on U.S. Census Bureau FY 25 Funding

September 2024 Letter to Congress to increase funding and modernize the Current Population Survey

Letter to House CJS leadership expressing concerns that the subcommittee’s proposed FY 2025 CJS Appropriations bill would undermine the ability of the Census Bureau to meets its constitutional mandate as the result of inadequate funding and a menacing policy provision

June 2024 Letter to Congress to fully appropriate the necessary non-defense discretionary funds for FY25

April 2024 Letter to Senate Labor, Health, and Human services and Education Appropriations Subcommittees in Support of FY25 Funding

April 2023 Letter to Appropriations Committees on BEA FY24 Funding

April 2023 Letter to Senate and House Appropriations Committees in Support of FY24 Funding

March 2023 Letter in Support of FY24 NCHS Funding

November 2022 Letter in Support of NCHS During CDC Reorganization

September 2022 Letter to Appropriations Subcommittees in Support of FY23 Census Funding

September 2022 Letter in Support of FY 23 NCHS Funding

May 2022 Letter to Appropriations Subcommittee in Support of FY 23 BEA Funding

May 2022 Letter to Appropriations Committees in Support of FY23 CJS Funding

April 2022 Letter to Appropriations Committee on  NIJ and BJS FY23 Funding

April 2022 Letter to Appropriations Committee in support of Census Bureau FY 23 Funding

December 2021 Letter to Senate and House Appropriations Committees in Support of FY22 Anomaly

November 2021 Letter to Senate and House Appropriations Committees in Support of FY22 Funding

July 2021 Letter to Senate in Support of FY22 Funding

July 2021 Letter in Support of Nomination of Robert Santos for Director

June 2021 Letter to House Appropriations Committee in Support of FY22 Funding

June 2021 Letter in Support of the Bipartisan 2020 Census Deadline Extensions Act

April 2021 Letter to Senate and House Appropriations Committees in Support of FY22 Research Program Funding

April 2021 Letter to Senate and House Appropriations Committees in Support of FY22 Funding

March 2021 Letter in Support of FY22 NCHS Funding

December 2020 The Leadership Conference Census Task Force on the Census Bureau’s National Advisory Committee

November 2020 Letter to Appropriations Committees on BEA FY21 Funding

August 2020 Letter to House and Senate Leadership Supporting Extending 2020 Census’ Statutory Deadlines

July 2020 Letter to White House to Maintain Integrity of COVID-19 Data

July 2020 Letter to Senate Labor, Health, and Human Services and Education Appropriations Subcommittees in Support of FY19 BLS Funding

June 2020 Letter to CJS Appropriations Subcommittee in Support of Supplemental Funding for the Census Bureau Due to COVID-19

May 2020 Letter to House and Senate CJS Appropriations Subcommittees in Support of FY21 Census Funding

April 2020 Letter on Data Priorities in COVID-19 Response

April 2020 Letter to Appropriations Committee on BEA FY21 Funding

April 2020 Letter in Support of FY21 NCHS Funding

March 2020 Letter to Appropriates Committees on Federal Statistical System Support

April 2019 Letter to  House CJS Appropriations Subcommittee on FY20 BEA Funding

April 2019 Letter to Senate and House CJS Appropriations Subcommittees on FY20 Census Funding

December 2018 Letter to Senate Majority and Minority Leaders in Support of Confirmation of Census Bureau Director

December 2018 Letter to Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross in Support of Census Data Confidentiality

November 2018 Letter to House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies to Oppose Funding for ERS Relocation

November 2018 Letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committees in Support of FY19 Census Funding

October 2018 Letter to House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies to Oppose ERS Relocation

September 2018 Letter to  House CJS Appropriations Subcommittee on FY19 BEA Funding

June 2018 Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee in Support of FY19 Census Funding

May 2018 Letter to House and Senate CJS Appropriations Subcommittees in Support of FY19 Census Funding

May 2018 Letter to Appropriations Committee on BEA FY19 Funding

May 2018 Letter in Support of PRIS to Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló

Spring 2018 Letter in Support of FY20 NCHS Funding

April 2018 Letter to House Oversight Committee on Census Citizenship Question

April 2018 Letter to Senate Homeland Security Committee on Census Citizenship Question

March 2018 Letter to Senate Labor, Health, and Human Services and Education Appropriations Subcommittees in Support of FY19 BLS Funding

February 2018 Letter to House Labor, Health, and Human Services and Education Appropriations Subcommittees in Support of FY18 BLS Funding

January 2018 Letter in Support of Andreas Georgiou

December 2017 Letter to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pension in Support of William Beach’s Nomination as Commissioner of the BLS

December 2017 Letter in Support of “PROSPER Act”

November 2017 Letter to Appropriations Committees in Support of FY18 Census Funding

November 2017 Letter to Appropriations Committees in Support of FY18 Census Funding

November 2017 Letter in Support of “Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act”

September 2017 Letter to Congress in Support of Fair And Accurate 2020 Census

August 2017 Letter to Appropriations Committees on BEA FY18 Funding

August 2017 Letter to Secretary of Labor in Support of the Bureau of Labor Statistics

July 2017 Letter to Appropriations Committees on BEA FY18 Funding

June 2017 Letter to Secretary of Transportation in Support of BTS

June 2017 Letter to President Trump on Nomination of New Director to Census Bureau

April 2017 Letters to House and Senate Appropriations Committees in Support of Census Bureau FY17 and FY18 Funding

March 2017 Letter to Appropriates Committees on Federal Statistical System Support

March 2017 Letter to Secretary of Education in Support of Education Data Programs

February 2017 Letter to Appropriations Committees in Support of FY17 Funding for Education and Workforce Data Programs