118 HR 9239 IH: American Community Survey Choice Act U.S. House of Representatives 2024-08-02 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 118th CONGRESS2d Session H. R. 9239 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 2, 2024 Mr. Bergman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability A BILL To amend title 13, United States Code, to provide that response to the American Community Survey shall be voluntary, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the American Community Survey Choice Act or the ACS Choice Act.

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Voluntary response to American Community Survey

Section 221 of title 13, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (d)The penalty under subsection (a) shall not apply to any individual who refuses or willfully neglects to answer or otherwise respond to any question in the survey conducted by the Secretary of Commerce commonly referred to as the American Community Survey (or any successor survey). .