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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.
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
- Send your thoughts to the agency or the White House through the reginfo.gov website
Showing 20 of 28 results
| Due Date | Collection | Agency | Summary | Main Issues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | 2027-2028 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) | ED | This form collects the information necessary to determine whether a student is eligible for Federal Student Aid. ED is making several changes to the form, narrowing collection to items that are either required by the Higher Education Act or the Internal Revenue Code, or that are used directly in eligibility determinations. | Education |
| 2026-06-26 | Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker: H-2A Classification | DHS/USCIS | This form is used by an employer to petition USCIS for an alien to come temporarily to the United States as a nonimmigrant to perform agricultural services or labor in the H-2A classification. The listing indicates that USCIS is making changes to the form, but there are no available supplemental materials to help us understand what changes are being made. | Immigration |
| 2026-06-26 | Confidential Government Information Nondisclosure Agreement | OPM | Through this listing, OPM is requesting comment on a draft nondisclosure agreement (NDA) for use by Federal agencies for both new and existing employees. The notice asks a number of questions about the form's content, including questions about the Privacy Act, as well as questions about how the form will be used, such as "What are the appropriate actions, if any, for agencies to consider taking if existing employees choose not to sign the NDA?" | Federal Government |
| 2026-06-26 | Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Survey | HHS | This survey collects data on Medicare beneficiaries' experiences of care with eligible clinicians participating in MIPS and is designed to gather data that CMS needs for assessing physician quality performance, and related public reporting on physician performance, and should complement other data collection efforts. The listing indicates that several changes are being made to the survey, but supporting documentation describing the changes is not yet available. | Healthcare |
| 2026-06-29 | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program's Quality Control Review Schedule | USDA/FNS | These forms are used by FNS to to collect both Quality Control (QC) data and case characteristics for SNAP and to serve as the comprehensive data entry form for SNAP QC reviews. Historically, these forms have collected information on race, sex, education level, employment status, and other characteristics of SNAP recipient households. The listing indicates that changes are being made to the forms, but there is no supplementary information available to help us understand what changes are being made. | Food Access |
| 2026-06-29 | Immigrant Petition for the Gold Card Program | DHS/USCIS | This form is used by a person or a company to request an employment-based immigrant visa under the Gold Card program. DHS is making significant changes to the form, collecting much more information about the person/company's finances and relationships. | Immigration |
| 2026-06-29 | Census of Agriculture | USDA | This survey provides data on the number and types of farms, land use, crop area and selected production, livestock inventory and sales, production contracts, production expenses, farm-related income, and other demographic characteristics. Through this listing, NASS is updating the race/ethnicity question to comply with the 2024 SPD15 standards, though they intend to use only the updated minimum categories rather than any detailed collection. | Agriculture |
| 2026-06-29 | HUD and Treasury Data Sharing Agreement | HUD | This SORN modifies the HUD Remittance and Debt Collection (HRDC) system, which contains debt and remittance information for agency programs, to allow for sharing data with the Department of Treasury to detect and prevent waste, fraud, and abuse. | Housing |
| 2026-06-29 | Current Population Survey | DOL/BLS | The CPS is the principal source of the official Government statistics on employment and unemployment, and collects information on sex, age, race, ethnicity, marital status, family composition, educational level, veteran status, certification and licensing status, disability status, and other characteristics. BLS does not appear to be making any changes to the CPS at this time. | Economic Justice |
| 2026-06-29 | Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey | HHS/CMS | The MCBS collects data on the outcomes for and experiences of Medicare beneficiaries in the healthcare system. Despite public comments urging the agency to reconsider, CMS is moving forward with its revisions to the MCBS, which include removing questions on gender identity, perceived discrimination, and several other topics. | Healthcare |
| 2026-06-29 | Consumer Price Index Commodities and Services Survey | DOL/BLS | BLS collects data from retail establishments and governments to measure the average change in prices over time paid by urban consumers for a market basket of goods and services. The CPI is used most widely as a measure of inflation and serves as an indicator of the effectiveness of government economic policy. BLS doesn't appear to be making any changes to the survey at this time. | Economic Justice |
| 2026-06-29 | Individual Complaint of Employment Discrimination Form | DOT | This form is used to file formal equal employment opportunity (EEO) discrimination complaints against DOT and, in turn, for DOT to process the complaints. The listing indicates that the form is being revised, but no supplemental materials are available describing the changes being made. Historically, this form has allowed respondents to indicate discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, as well as race, disability, and other protected characteristics. Similar forms have been revised to remove the ability to report sexual orientation and/or gender identity-based discrimination. | Non-Discrimination |
| 2026-06-30 | Projects for Assistance in Transition From Homelessness (PATH) Program Annual Report | SAMHSA | The PATH Program Annual Report summarizes how states and local homelessness services providers use PATH funds and whether those uses align with the requirements of the Public Health Services Act - which requires providers not to discriminate on the basis of race, sex, national origin, or other protected characteristics. SAMHSA is revising the reporting requirement to remove reporting on gender identity and to update reporting on services for Hispanic and Latino people. | Homelessness |
| 2026-07-06 | Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors | GSA | This new form will collect information necessary for compliance with EO 14398, Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors, which prohibits contractors from engaging in any racially discriminatory diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) activities. While supplementary information is not yet available (but has been requested), the underlying regulation requires contractors to "Furnish all information and reports, including providing access to books, records, and accounts, as required by the contracting officer, for purposes of ascertaining compliance with the clause." | Non-Discrimination |
| 2026-07-06 | National Youth Tobacco Survey | FDA | This survey collects data on youth use of e-cigarettes, cigarettes, cigars, smokeless tobacco (chewing tobacco, snuff, dip), hookahs, pipes, snus, nicotine pouches, other oral nicotine products, bidis, heated tobacco products, and roll-your-own cigarettes; knowledge and attitudes; media and advertising; access to tobacco products and enforcement of restrictions on access; secondhand smoke and e-cigarette aerosol exposure, and cessation. The survey is being revised to remove questions about gender identity and to update brand names. | Health and Safety |
| 2026-07-06 | Health Related Behaviors Survey | DOD | The HRBS is the largest population-based health survey of service members and gives service members an opportunity to answer questions about their health, health behaviors, and well-being. It's unclear from the listing whether DOD is making any changes to the survey at this time. | Health and Safety |
| 2026-07-10 | Resident Opportunities and Self-Sufficiency (ROSS) Program | HUD | These forms are used to evaluate the capacity and eligibility of applicants to the ROSS program. Through this listing, HUD is formalizing an earlier removal of several sections of the form, including requests for narrative information about how applicants are working for racial equity, to comply with AFFH, and to market their services to underserved communities. | Housing |
| 2026-07-10 | Application for the Reviewer Contact Information Form | HHS/SAMHSA | This form collects information from and about people who will be acting as reviewers for SAMHSA grants. SAMHSA is revising the form to remove gender identity information, remove response options on LGBTQ and "minority" populations from a question about areas of expertise, and to update the form to align with new SPD15 race/ethnicity guidance. | Federal Funding |
| 2026-07-13 | Community Services Block Grant Disaster Supplemental Annual Report | ACF | This collection gathers data on disaster program performance, including the amount of funds used for administrative costs and on the direct delivery of local services, as well as information on the number of and characteristics of clients served. This listing formalizes changes made last year to remove information about gender and equity from the form. | Emergency Management |
| 2026-07-13 | National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) | CDC | The NHSN is the nation's most widely used healthcare-associated infection tracking system; it provides facilities, states, regions, and the nation with data needed to identify problem areas, measure progress of prevention efforts, and ultimately eliminate healthcare-associated infections. CDC is making a number of changes to the collection tool, including revising collection of sex data to accept only male and female responses and removing the requirement to collect information on preferred language and need for an interpreter. | Healthcare |