[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4820 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4820

   To provide that participation in the American Community Survey is 
                               voluntary.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 29, 2025

  Mr. Steube introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide that participation in the American Community Survey is 
                               voluntary.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Freedom from Government Surveys 
Act''.

SEC. 2. VOLUNTARY NATURE OF AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY.

    (a) No Penalty for Failure To Respond.--Section 221 of title 13, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Voluntary Nature of American Community Survey.--Subsection 
(a) shall not apply to any person who refuses or neglects to answer any 
question on the American Community Survey (or any successor survey).''.
    (b) Clarification of Voluntary Nature on Survey.--Section 193 of 
title 13, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``In advance'' and inserting the following:
    ``(a) In General.--In advance''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Clarification of Voluntary Nature of American Community 
Survey.--The Secretary shall include on the American Community Survey 
(or any successor survey) a statement that participation in the survey 
is voluntary.''.
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