Bill Sponsor
House Bill 6531
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Targeting Resources to Communities in Need Act of 2022
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Amendments
Active
Passed House on May 18, 2022
Overview
Text
Introduced
Feb 1, 2022
Latest Action
May 19, 2022
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
6531
Congress
117
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Government Operations and Politics
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Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
South Carolina
Democrat
California
Republican
Kentucky
Democrat
Northern Mariana Islands
Democrat
Tennessee
House Votes (3)
Senate Votes (0)
Question
On Passage
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
211
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

Targeting Resources to Communities in Need Act of 2022

This bill addresses funding for areas of persistent poverty.

Specifically, the bill requires

  • the Bureau of the Census to publish a list of all areas of persistent poverty and annually update the list;
  • the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to develop and implement guidance and measures to increase the share of federal investments targeted to areas of persistent poverty and other areas with high and persistent poverty, and to report annually to Congress; and
  • the Government Accountability Office to report on the measures implemented by the OMB under this bill, including an assessment regarding the impact of the measures on increasing federal funds spent in the affected areas.
Text (3)
May 19, 2022
May 18, 2022
February 1, 2022
Amendments (1)
Displaying only amendments with a detailed public record (0)
Public Record
Record Updated
May 11, 2023 3:46:24 PM