AMERICA Act 2019-01-03 Introduced in House Authorizing Moderated Enumeration Responses Including Citizenship Acquisition Act or the AMERICA Act

This bill restricts application of the penalty on individuals who refuse or neglect to answer a decennial census question. The penalty shall apply only to individuals who do not answer a question included on the short form regarding household size or citizenship status.

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