H.R. 931: To make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions.
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H.R. 931: To make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions.
112th Congress · introduced 2011-03-03 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-03-03 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
To make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions.
Plain summary
Prohibits applying any criminal penalty for refusing or willfully neglecting to answer questions (except with respect to the respondent's name and contact information, the date of the response, and the number of people living or staying at the address) in connection with the American Community Survey conducted by the Secretary of Commerce.
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Official text
To make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] · 70 cosponsors
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Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Andy Harris (R-MD), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Steve Scalise (R-LA), Tom Cole (R-OK), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Austin Scott (R-GA), Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY) and 10 more.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr931.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr931 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112