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H.R. 4820

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 4820, the Freedom from Government Surveys Act, was introduced in the House on Jul 29, 2025 by Rep. Greg Steube (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Oversight And Government Reform, and last saw action on Jul 29, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Record

Text

H.R. 4820 has 1 co-sponsor.

hb4820/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 4820 IH: Freedom from Government Surveys Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-07-29
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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.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 4820  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   July 29, 2025   Mr. Steube  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform    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. Introduced2025-07-29
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To provide that participation in the American Community Survey is voluntary.

Sponsors

Rep. Greg Steube (R) sponsors H.R. 4820, and 1 member has co-sponsored it.

Committees

H.R. 4820 went before 1 committee: Oversight and Government Reform.

Oversight and Government Reform
Oversight and Government Reform
Referred To · Jul 29, 2025 · 696 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4820 has taken 2 actions since Jul 29, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jul 29, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jul 29, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Votes

H.R. 4820 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 4820, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 4820 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
  • To provide that participation in the American Community Survey is voluntary. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

4 clients hired 4 firms and 17 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 4820 in 7 quarterly filings, 2025. 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 Transportation, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills), Education, Energy/Nuclear, Environment/Superfund, Government Issues, Health Issues.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS INC—District of Columbia14—
LANGTON ASSOCIATES INC. (ON BEHALF OF CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, FLGrant administration, grant writing and public affairs consulting firmFlorida11$30K
NATIONAL HISPANIC COALITION OF FEDERAL AVIATION EMPLOYEES——11$10K
ASSOCIATION FOR UNCREWED VEHICLE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL—Virginia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC.14—
ASSOCIATION FOR UNCREWED VEHICLE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL11—
BECKER & POLIAKOFF, P.A.11$30K
MCALLISTER & QUINN, LLC11$10K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
CHRISTOPHER VAUGHAN114
JOSHUA LEONARD114
KAREN LIVINGSTON114
KRISTEN YORK114
MICHAEL ALTMAN114
MICHAEL BELLAMAN114
VANCE WALTER114
ADRIANA RIVERA111
ANDREW QUINN111
ANTHONY BEDELL111
BEN BRUBECK111
CLARENCE WILLIAMS111
ELIZABETH FOLEY111
GRANT BAKER111
JASON HOIS111
MATTHEW LAMY111
MAX ROSEN111

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS INCASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC.2025 fourth_quarter$700K4th Quarter - Report
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS INCASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC.2025 third_quarter$700K3rd Quarter - Report
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS INCASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC.2025 second_quarter$700K2nd Quarter - Report
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS INCASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC.2025 first_quarter$700K1st Quarter - Report
LANGTON ASSOCIATES INC. (ON BEHALF OF CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, FLBECKER & POLIAKOFF, P.A.2025 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report
ASSOCIATION FOR UNCREWED VEHICLE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONALASSOCIATION FOR UNCREWED VEHICLE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL2025 first_quarter$29.3K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL HISPANIC COALITION OF FEDERAL AVIATION EMPLOYEESMCALLISTER & QUINN, LLC2025 first_quarter$10K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4820 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4820’s is Government Operations and Politics.

hr4820/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

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 4820, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 130 (Tuesday, July 29, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. STEUBE:H.R. 4820.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I Section 8[Page H3665]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com