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Making American Community Survey Participation Voluntary, Eliminating Penalties.

This bill removes the legal requirement for citizens to participate in the American Community Survey (ACS), which collects detailed demographic and economic data. Consequently, individuals will no longer face financial penalties or legal sanctions for refusing or neglecting to answer questions in this survey. This change grants citizens full discretion regarding their participation in the federal data collection effort.
Key points
Participation in the American Community Survey (ACS) becomes entirely voluntary for all individuals.
Elimination of financial penalties or other legal sanctions for refusing to answer ACS questions.
Citizens gain the right to choose whether or not to share their detailed personal data with the federal government through this survey.
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Additional Information
Print number: 118_HR_9239
Sponsor: Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1]
Process start date: 2024-08-02