US HB931 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
March 21 2011 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Prohibits applying any criminal penalty 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.
Title
To make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-03-21 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. |
| 2011-03-21 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. |
| 2011-03-18 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health Care, District of Columbia, Census and the National Archives. |
| 2011-03-03 | House | Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform |
| 2011-03-03 | House | Referred to House Judiciary |
| 2011-03-03 | House | 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. |
Same As/Similar To
SB3079 (Same As) 2012-05-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Subjects
Census and government statistics
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Government operations and politics
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Government operations and politics
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:HN00931:@@@L&summ2=m& |
| Text | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr931ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr931ih.pdf |
