H.R. 5129: Community Services Block Grant Modernization Act of 2022

117th Congress · introduced 2021-08-31 · Social Welfare · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-08-31 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 5 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 178 (2022): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR5129 (2022-05-13), Agreed to. See all
Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Community Services Block Grant Modernization Act of 2022

Plain summary

Community Services Block Grant Modernization Act of 2022 This bill reauthorizes the Community Services Block Grant program through FY2032 and otherwise modifies the program. The program supports various antipoverty activities, primarily through formula-based allotments to states, Indian tribes, and territories. In particular, the bill makes changes to the program's administration and leadership; performance measurement; and allotments to states and territories. The bill also expands eligibility for services and activities funded by the program to 200% of the federal poverty line (FPL). Under current law, eligibility is generally set at the FPL.

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Official text

Community Services Block Grant Modernization Act of 2022

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] · 126 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5129, Community Services Block Grant Modernization Act of 2022 (2022-06-09)

Cosponsors on this site

Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), James Comer (R-KY), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Harold Rogers (R-KY), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Mike Levin (D-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Greg Stanton (D-AZ), Peter Welch (D-VT), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM), Troy Balderson (R-OH), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Frank J. Mrvan (D-IN), John B. Larson (D-CT), André Carson (D-IN), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) and 66 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] reported raising $1.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

House roll call 178 (2022): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR5129 (2022-05-13): Agreed to
House roll call 179 (2022): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR5129 (2022-05-13): Failed
House roll call 180 (2022): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR5129 (2022-05-13): Agreed to
House roll call 181 (2022): On Motion to Recommit, HR5129 (2022-05-13): Failed
House roll call 182 (2022): On Passage, HR5129 (2022-05-13): Passed

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Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr5129.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr5129 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117