H.R.3131 - To make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions.

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  • Official: To make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions. as introduced.

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7/8/2009--Introduced.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 conn

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7/8/2009--Introduced.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.

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12/30/10
US Census Bureau Tagging GPS Coordinates of Your Front Door | ACCA ...

Read more – Google search – washington+watch+bill+h.r. 3131. mstiggs4ever 31 December 2010 at 4:54 pm #. STOP ACS NOW! Only a very naive person would fill out the American Community Survey or the ACS with all the risk associated with ...

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12/21/10
2010 US Census Warning: Authorities Seizing Personal Property ...

Call 1-800-962-3524 (Capitol) – Ask for your congressional leader's phone #s, tell them your complaints then demand they make the American Community Survey VOLUNTARY by supporting and passing Bill HR 3131! Google: track+gov+bill+hr+3131 ...

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12/20/10
Penny Hill Press » Blog Archive » The American Community Survey ...

Two bills from the 111th Congress, H.R. 3131 and H.R. 5046, proposed making almost all ACS responses optional. Date of Report: December 5, 2010. Number of Pages: 24. Order Number: R41532 Price: $29.95 ...

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