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HR 3131 111th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Census and government statistics

To make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions.

Introduced: July 8, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 23, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives.
Aug 19, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Jul 8, 2009
Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
Jul 8, 2009
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 8, 2009
Referred to House Judiciary
Jul 8, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits making any criminal penalty apply 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.

What's happening now October 23, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 6
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McClintock, Tom
California · Apr 20, 2010
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Oct 13, 2009
Fallin, Mary
· Jul 23, 2009
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Jul 23, 2009
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Jul 23, 2009
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Jul 23, 2009
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Jul 21, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3131: To make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3131/
MLA
"H.R. 3131: To make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3131/.
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H.R. 3131, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3131/.
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