3.0.0 1305 2023-01-11T13:35:46Z 2023-01-11T13:35:46Z House HR 2017-03-02 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 37 (Thursday, March 2, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. POE of Texas:H.R. 1305.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitutionwhich states that Congress has the power ``to make all lawswhich shall be necessary and proper for carrying intoExecution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vestedby this Constitution in the Government of the United States,or in any Department or Officer thereof.[Page H1530]]]> hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-03-02T14:05:30Z 2017-03-02 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2017-03-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-03-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000592 Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] Ted Poe R TX 2 N M001184 Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] Thomas Massie R KY 4 2017-03-02 True D000615 Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] Jeff Duncan R SC 3 2017-03-02 True L000569 Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3] Blaine Luetkemeyer R MO 3 2017-03-02 True M001158 Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] Kenny Marchant R TX 24 2017-03-02 True O000168 Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] Pete Olson R TX 22 2017-03-02 True B001293 Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8] Mike Bishop R MI 8 2017-03-02 True J000290 Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] Lynn Jenkins R KS 2 2017-03-02 True R000592 Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4] Todd Rokita R IN 4 2017-03-29 False D000533 Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] JOHN DUNCAN R TN J. 2 2017-10-23 False Y000065 Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] Ted Yoho R FL S. 3 2018-05-10 False Government Operations and Politics Census and government statistics Government Operations and Politics 00 2017-03-02 Introduced in House 2017-06-07T21:30:34Z American Community Survey Act

This bill requires the Department of Commerce to include in instructions for completing any survey relating to the Census a statement that answering any questions other than questions that elicit the name of the respondent, contact information, the date of the response, or the number of people living or staying at the same address where the respondent resides is optional. No person may be fined or otherwise compelled to answer questions in connection with the survey commonly known as the American Community Survey (except for the questions permitted by this bill).

]]> American Community Survey Act Display Title American Community Survey Act Official Title as Introduced To make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced American Community Survey Act Introduced in House 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr1305ih/xml/BILLS-115hr1305ih.xml 2017-03-02 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.