HR 89 · 115th Congress 2017โ€“2019, ended

To amend subtitle IV of title 40, United States Code, regarding county additions to the Appalachian region.

Latest action · Jan 4, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJan 3, 2017
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

This bill adds the Tennessee counties of Hickman, Perry, and Wayne to the definition of "Appalachian region" for purposes of Appalachian regional development efforts.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 4, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
  2. Jan 3, 2017Introduced in House
  3. Jan 3, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I Section 8, ``necessary and proper'' clause of the Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 1, January 3, 2017, page H49.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend subtitle IV of title 40, United States Code, regarding county additions to the Appalachian region.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Housing and Community Development.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 3, 2017Introduced in House

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