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H.R. 181 116th Congress House

AMERICA Act

Official title: To amend title 13, United States Code, to provide that the penalty for refusing or neglecting to answer a decennial census question shall apply only to the ext… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 13, United States Code, to provide that the penalty for refusing or neglecting to answer a decennial census question shall apply only to the extent necessary to allow the Government to obtain the information needed for its enumeration of the population, as required by the Constitution of the United States, as well as the enumeration of its citizen and noncitizen populations, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 3, 2019 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Census and government statisticsCitizenship and naturalizationCivil actions and liability
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Jan 3, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 3, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 7106 Reintroduction of AMERICA Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 181: AMERICA Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-181/
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"H.R. 181: AMERICA Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-181/.
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H.R. 181, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-181/.
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[H.R. 181: AMERICA Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-181/)
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