Bill > S265

This bill, known as the "Freedom from Government Surveys Act," proposes to make participation in the American Community Survey (ACS) voluntary by amending two sections of Title 13 of the United States Code. Currently, the ACS is a mandatory survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau that collects detailed information about American households, and individuals can face penalties for not responding. Under this bill, people would no longer be subject to penalties for refusing to answer questions on the survey, and the Census Bureau would be required to explicitly state on the survey that participation is voluntary. The bill aims to address concerns about government data collection and individual privacy by giving respondents the choice to opt out of the survey without facing legal consequences, which could potentially impact the comprehensiveness and accuracy of demographic data collection by the federal government.

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