Freedom from Government Surveys Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 265 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 265 To provide that participation in the American Community Survey is voluntary. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 28, 2025 Mr. Risch (for himself, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Daines, and Mr. Crapo) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ 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 …