ACSE Act

Bill: 118-hr-7399
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]
Introduced: 2024-02-15
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Latest action: action_date: 2024-02-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.

Summaries:
action_date: 2024-02-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>American Community Survey Elimination Act or the ACSE Act</strong></p><p>This bill prohibits the Department of Commerce or the U.S. Census Bureau from carrying out the American Community Survey (ACS) and bars the obligation or expenditure of federal funds to carry out that survey or any similar survey. Currently, the <span class="mce-annotation tox-comment" data-mce-annotation="tinycomments" data-mce-annotation-uid="mce-conversation_68324451131713468252744">ACS</span> is conducted on a rolling basis by the Census Bureau and covers topics not included on the decennial census, such as education, military service, and internet access.</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,eyJtY2UtY29udmVyc2F0aW9uXzY4MzI0NDUxMTMxNzEzNDY4MjUyNzQ0Ijp7InVpZCI6Im1jZS1jb252ZXJzYXRpb25fNjgzMjQ0NTExMzE3MTM0NjgyNTI3NDQiLCJjb21tZW50cyI6W3sidWlkIjoibWNlLWNvbnZlcnNhdGlvbl82ODMyNDQ1MTEzMTcxMzQ2ODI1Mjc0NCIsImF1dGhvciI6InNmcmFuY2lzQGxpYi5sb2MuZ292IiwiYXV0aG9yTmFtZSI6InNmcmFuY2lzQGxpYi5sb2MuZ292IiwiY29udGVudCI6ImFkZGVkIGJhY2tncm91bmQiLCJjcmVhdGVkQXQiOiIyMDI0LTA0LTE4VDE5OjI0OjEyLjc0NFoiLCJtb2RpZmllZEF0IjoiMjAyNC0wNC0xOFQxOToyNDoxMi43NDRaIn1dfX0=-->

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7399 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 15, 2024 Mr. Van Drew (for himself, Mr. Duncan , and Mr. Smith of Nebraska ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability A BILL To terminate the American Community Survey, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Community Survey Elimination Act or the ACSE Act . 2. Termination of American Community Survey The Secretary of Commerce or the Bureau of the Census may not carry out the American Community Survey, and no Federal funds may be obligated or expended to carry out such Survey (or any similar survey).