From the article... "Language in a pending 2026 spending bill written by the Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives goes further. It would make both the

From the article... "Language in a pending 2026 spending bill written by the Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives goes further. It would make both the ACS and the regular 10-year census voluntary, and would also prohibit the agency from reaching out more than once to anyone who doesn’t initially respond." That text included a link to the bill: https://docs.house.gov/meetings/AP/AP00/20250910/118544/BILLS-119-FC-AP-FY2026-AP00-FY26CJSFullCommitteeMark.pdf https://docs.house.gov/meetings/AP/AP00/20250910/118544/BILL... From that bill I imagine they mean (page 146) "SEC. 605. None of the funds in this Act may be used to enforce involuntary compliance, or to inquire more than twice for voluntary compliance with any survey conducted by the Bureau of the Census."