Metropolitan Statistical Area Preservation Act
Latest action · Jun 17, 2021 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
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.
- IntroducedJun 17, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Metropolitan Statistical Area Preservation Act
This bill prohibits the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) from establishing, for purposes of designating areas as metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), a minimum population for the urban area of such MSA that is more than 50,000.
The OMB may, for statistical purposes only, establish other statistical area designations with higher minimum population requirements for such urban areas.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 17, 2021 to Jul 21, 2021; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-AZ | Tom O'Halleran | Original | Jun 17, 2021 |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | Jun 22, 2021 | |
| R-IA | Ashley Hinson | Jun 23, 2021 | |
| R-MO | Blaine Luetkemeyer | Jun 23, 2021 | |
| R-OK | Frank D. Lucas | Jun 23, 2021 | |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Jun 23, 2021 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Jun 24, 2021 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Jun 24, 2021 | |
| R-LA | Julia Letlow | Jun 24, 2021 | |
| R-IN | Larry Bucshon | Jun 24, 2021 | |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Jun 25, 2021 | |
| R-TN | Diana Harshbarger | Jun 28, 2021 | |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Jun 28, 2021 | |
| D-NM | Teresa Leger Fernandez | Jun 28, 2021 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Jun 29, 2021 | |
| R-MI | Peter Meijer | Jun 29, 2021 | |
| R-IA | Randy Feenstra | Jun 30, 2021 | |
| R-AL | Barry Moore | Jul 1, 2021 | |
| R-ND | Kelly Armstrong | Jul 9, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Daniel Meuser | Jul 16, 2021 | |
| R-MS | Steven M. Palazzo | Jul 16, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Jul 16, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | Jul 21, 2021 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jun 17, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 17, 2021Introduced in House
- Jun 17, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 106, June 17, 2021, page H2929.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2057 | Metropolitan Statistical Area Preservation Act | Identical bill | Jun 15, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To appropriately limit the size of the population required for urban areas of metropolitan statistical areas.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Metropolitan Statistical Area Preservation Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 17, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
