Take Action!
Every time the government makes a change to a survey or a form — or introduces a new survey or form — you have the right to weigh in on that decision. Take Action! highlights surveys or forms the government is changing, renewing, or introducing. If you want to tell the government what you think about the changes they are making, follow these steps:
- Click on the name of the survey or form. The link will bring you to a listing in the "Federal Register" — a daily newsletter filled with the government's regulations, surveys, forms, public meetings, and other actions.
- Skim the listing to find instructions on how to submit a comment. For most listings, this information will be found in a section titled "Addresses."
- Write in to tell the government what you think! Most listings allow you to either:
- Send an email to the point of contact for that survey or form, or
- Send your thoughts to the agency or the White House through the reginfo.gov website.
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| Due Date | Collection | Agency | Summary | Main Issues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-18 | Employment Transition Models Demonstration and Evaluation | DOL | The ETM Demonstration provides states with five-year grants to identify, develop, and scale evidence-based solutions or strategies that improve work-related outcomes among youth and young adults with disabilities and increase states' capacity to create innovative employment strategies for them. This evaluation was designed to build evidence on the implementation and outcomes of the strategies grantees use to enable Y&YAD to successfully transition into the workforce and post-secondary settings. | Disability |
| 2025-11-18 | Request for Cancellation of a Public Charge Bond | USCIS | This form is used to apply for cancellation of a public charge bond when USCIS determines that the person is not likely at any time to become a public charge, or if the bonded person dies, departs permanently from the United States, or is naturalized, provided the person did not breach such bond by receiving either public cash assistance for income maintenance or long-term institutionalization at government expense prior to death, permanent departure, or naturalization. | Immigration |
| 2025-11-18 | Supplemental Evidence and Data for Systematic Reviews for the Evidence-Based Practice | HHS/AHRQ | AHRQ's EPC Program develops evidence reports on topics relevant to clinical and other health care organization and delivery issues—specifically those that are common, expensive, and/or significant for the Medicare and Medicaid populations. This form is used to help AHRQ understand whether there are research studies or other information that can promote the comprehensiveness of AHRQ Evidence-based Practice Center Program evidence reviews | Evidence-Based Policymaking |
| 2025-11-17 | Optional Flexible Financial Assistance Survey | DOJ/OVW | This new survey will ask limited questions about how and when survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and stalking received flexible financial assistance, as well as information about the impact of financial assistance in pursuing safety and security for themselves and their families. This data will inform future programming and provide information about the effectiveness of OVW-funded financial assistance for victims to Congress and other stakeholders. | Sexual Assault |
| 2025-11-17 | Public Charge Bond | DHS/USCIS | DHS is reinstating this form, which it uses to collect information for a financial guarantee required from some people applying for permanent residency to ensure they do not become a "public charge," meaning they are not likely to depend on government assistance for income maintenance or long-term care. | Immigration |
| 2025-11-17 | ViCAP National Crime Database | DOJ | ViCAP is idesigned to collect and analyze information about Homicides (and attempts) that are known or suspected to be part of a series and/or are apparently random or sexually oriented; Sexual Assaults that are known or suspected to be part of a series and/or are committed by a stranger; Missing Persons where the circumstances indicate a strong possibility of foul play and the victim is still missing; and Unidentified Human Remains where the manner of death is known or suspected to be homicide. The listing is unclear about what changes are being made to the system. | Criminal Justice |
| 2025-11-17 | Head Start Program Information Report | HHS/ACF | ACF is adding new questions to the Head Start PIR form, including on primary reasons children with an Individualized Education Program or Individualized Family Service Plan did not receive services, the number of children who had a 504 Plan, and total number of children (and pregnant women in Early Head Start programs) that are on the program's waiting list on the last operating day of the requested month. | Education |
| 2025-11-14 | Surveys on Patient Safety Culture Hospital Database | HHS/AHRQ | This survey is designed to enable hospitals to assess provider and staff perspectives about patient safety issues, medical error, and error reporting. It doesn’t appear from the listing that any chances are being made to the survey at this time. | Healthcare |
| 2025-11-10 | Evaluation of the Trafficking Victim Assistance Program (TVAP) and Aspire: Child Trafficking Victim Assistance Program | HHS/ACF | ACF is proposing a new evaluation of the TVAP and Aspire programs to better understand organizational characteristics, client enrollment and services provision, and perceptions of program implementation, including challenges, strengths, and successes. | Child Welfare |
| 2025-11-10 | Migrant Student Information Exchange (MSIX) Minimum Data Elements | ED | MSIX is designed to allow States to share educational and health information on migrant children who travel from State to State and who as a result, have student records in multiple States’ information systems. The listing indicates that changes are being made to the system, but it's unclear from the listing what changes are being made. | Education |
| 2025-11-10 | RFI on the Uses of Rental Housing Finance Survey Data | HUD | The RHFS presents a full picture of the financing of rental housing, including the financial, mortgage and property characteristics of single-family and multifamily rental housing properties. HUD is seeking public input on how the survey is used and whether there are any concerns about reducing the scope of or eliminating the RHFS. | Housing |
| 2025-11-10 | RFI on the Uses of Survey of Market Absorption of New Multifamily Apartments (SOMA) Data | HUD | The SOMA provides data on the rate at which different types of new rental apartments and new condominiums/cooperative apartments are absorbed, that is, taken off the market, usually by being rented or sold, over the course of the first twelve months following completion of a building. HUD is seeking public input on how the survey is used and whether there are any concerns about reducing the scope of or eliminating the SOMA. | Housing |
| 2025-11-10 | Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance From the Commission | NRC | This form is used to report discrimination in NRC programs. Though not technically part of this renewal, earlier in the year NRC processed a "nonsubstantive change" to remove sexual orientation as a basis for a discrimination complaint, ostensibly in response to the Gender Executive Order. Notably, sexual orientation was not addressed in that Executive Order. Because the public was denied an opportunity to comment on those chnages at the time, it would be appropriate to comment on that change as a part of this comment period. | Non-Discrimination |
| 2025-11-10 | Rescission of Conservation and Landscape Health Rule | DOI/BLM | DOI's Bureau of Land Management is proposing to rescind the 2024 Conservation and Landscape Health Rule, which in addition to requiring the protection of intact landscapes and restoring degraded habitat ecosystems, mandated the use of science and data as the foundation for management decisions across all plans and programs. | Climate/Environment |
| 2025-11-04 | Medicare Health Outcomes Survey Field Test | CMS | Data collected in this field test will be used by CMS to inform decisions on possible changes to HOS content and survey administration procedures. The items in the questionnaire reflect current health priorities and would provide CMS with data to study new longitudinal Patient-Reported Outcome Meausres, cross-sectional measures, and enhancements to existing HOS measures for MA plans to use as a focus of their quality improvement efforts. | Healthcare |
| 2025-11-03 | Ticket to Work Evaluation and SSN Application Form | SSA | SSA is contracting with Mathematica to conduct an independent evaluation of the Ticket to Work Program, which supports career development for people ages 18 through 64 who receive Social Security disability benefits and want to work, to assess the effects of the program on work outcomes and self-sufficiency and their cost effectiveness. SSA is also revising its SSN Application Form and two other forms, but it's unclear from the listing what changes are being made. | Evaluation |
| 2025-11-03 | Annual Business Survey | Census | The ABS provides information on measures of research and development (R&D) as well as business and owner characteristics by sex, ethnicity, race, and veteran status. Changes to the ABS in 2026 include reducing sample size (which may limit the ability to produce sub-national estimates) and "streamlining" content by removing questions on work from home, sexual orientation, gender identity, business collaboration with other entities like universities, and management practices. | Economy |
| 2025-11-03 | Reconsideration of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program | EPA | EPA is proposing to eliminate greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting requirements for most GHG sources and to suspend GHG reporting requirements for remaining sources until 2034. EPA argues that it "does not have the authority to collect GHGRP data... because the reporting requirements do not serve an underlying statutory purpose." | Climate/Environment |
| 2025-11-03 | VA and SSA Matching Program | VA | Under this matching program, Social Security Administration (SSA) will disclose tax return information to the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration (VA/VHA). VA/VHA will use the tax return information to verify veterans' employment status and earnings to determine eligibility for its health benefit programs. | Veterans |
| 2025-11-03 | Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) | DHS/ICE | These forms collect information on SEVP-certified schools and information on the F and M nonimmigrant students that the SEVP-certified schools admit into their programs of study. The forms are being revised to collect additional information from schools (such as school ownership, time necessary to complete the program, and whether a program is in a hybrid or low residency format) and from students (such as on legal guardian information and whether a student is engaging in online education, on-campus employment, and whether any employment or training is being conducted on-site or remotely). | Education |