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S. 265

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 265, the Freedom from Government Surveys Act, was introduced in the Senate on Jan 28, 2025 by Sen. James Risch (R) with 4 co-sponsors. It was referred to Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs, and last saw action on Jan 28, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Record

Text

S. 265 has 4 co-sponsors.

sb265/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S265 IS: Freedom from Government Surveys Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-01-28
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 265  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   January 28, 2025   Mr. Risch  (for himself,  Mrs. Hyde-Smith ,  Ms. Lummis ,  Mr. Daines , and  Mr. Crapo ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs    A BILL
To provide that participation in the American Community Survey is voluntary.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Freedom from Government Surveys Act  .
2.
Voluntary nature of American Community Survey
(a)
No penalty for failure To respond
Section 221 of title 13, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
(d)
Voluntary nature of American Community Survey
Subsection (a) shall not apply to any person who refuses or neglects to answer any question on the American Community Survey (or any successor survey).
 .
(b)
Clarification of voluntary nature on survey
Section 193 of title 13, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
by striking  In advance  and inserting the following:
(a)
In general
In advance
 ; and
(2)
by adding at the end the following:
(b)
Clarification of voluntary nature of American Community Survey
The Secretary shall include on the American Community Survey (or any successor survey) a statement that participation in the survey is voluntary.
 .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-28
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to provide that participation in the American Community Survey is voluntary.

Sponsors

Sen. James Risch (R) sponsors S. 265, and 4 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 265 went before 1 committee: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Referred To · Jan 28, 2025 · 444 Bills

Actions

S. 265 has taken 2 actions since Jan 28, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 28, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Jan 28, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 265 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 265, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 265 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Freedom from Government Surveys Act — Display Title
  • Freedom from Government Surveys Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to provide that participation in the American Community Survey is voluntary. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 2 registered lobbyists who named S. 265 in 3 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Agriculture, Energy/Nuclear, Environment/Superfund, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Trade (domestic/foreign), Government Issues.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN SUPPLY ASSOCIATION—Illinois12—
NALEO EDUCATIONAL FUND—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICAN SUPPLY ASSOCIATION12—
NALEO EDUCATIONAL FUND11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
STEPHEN ROSSI112
MARIO BEOVIDES111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN SUPPLY ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN SUPPLY ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$40K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN SUPPLY ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN SUPPLY ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report
NALEO EDUCATIONAL FUNDNALEO EDUCATIONAL FUND2025 third_quarter—3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 265 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 1 legislative subject.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 265’s is Government Operations and Politics.

s265/policy-areas.txt
Government Operations and PoliticsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

S. 265 carries 1 of CRS’s legislative subject: Census and government statistics.

s265/subjects.txt
Census and government statistics

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com