Congressman Forbes cosponsored and voted to support the Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011 (H.R.4). This bill repeals the burdensome 1099 tax reporting provisions included in the new health care law. Two additional provisions from H.R. 705, originally introduced by Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp, were added to the legislation. They are: 1) a repeal of additional 1099 reporting requirements that Democrats placed on owners of certain rental properties last year; and 2) a taxpayer protection provision that reduces waste, fraud and abuse in the health care law by forcing greater repayment of improper taxpayer-funded subsidies.  H.R. 4 will reduce the deficit by $166 million over the first ten years.
This bill passed by a vote of 314 – 112.

Every year, the U.S. Census Bureau randomly selects three million Americans to fill out the American Community Survey (ACS), which generates data that help determine how more than $400 billion in federal and state funds are distributed each year. However, many Americans find these questions intrusive and do not wish to answer them.  As a result, Congressman Forbes cosponsored the Stop Orwellian Government Act, H.R.931.  This bill would make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary by disallowing any criminal penalty for not filling it out.