H.R. 5679: To make technical amendments to update statutory references to certain provisions classified to title 7, title 20, and title 43, United States Code.

117th Congress · introduced 2021-10-22 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-10-22 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 431 (2021): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR5679 (2021-12-08), Passed. See all
Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

To make technical amendments to update statutory references to certain provisions classified to title 7, title 20, and title 43, United States Code.

Plain summary

This bill makes technical amendments to the U.S. Code to revise references to statutory provisions in the following titles: Title 5 (Government Organization and Employees), Title 7 (Agriculture), Title 11 (Bankruptcy), Title 16 (Conservation), Title 20 (Education), Title 21 (Food and Drugs), Title 26 (Internal Revenue Code), Title 42 (The Public Health and Welfare), Title 43 (Public Lands), and Title 48 (Territories and Insular Possessions).

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Official text

To make technical amendments to update statutory references to certain provisions classified to title 7, title 20, and title 43, United States Code.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5679, Technical Corrections Legislation (2022-01-28)

Recorded votes

House roll call 431 (2021): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR5679 (2021-12-08): Passed

Words on this page, explained (2)

Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Statute: A written law passed by a legislature. A statute can be changed by a later law; changing a constitution needs an amendment.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr5679.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr5679 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117