Targeting Resources to Communities in Need Act of 2022
Latest action · May 19, 2022 Received in the Senate.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 1, 2022
- Passed HouseMay 18, 2022
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
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 implement guidance 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 investments spent in the affected areas.
Recorded votes 3
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 211 | On Passage | Passed258–165 | May 18, 2022 |
| House 210 | On Motion to Recommit | Failed198–219 | May 18, 2022 |
| House 163 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Failed262–156 | May 11, 2022 |
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 1, 2022 to May 10, 2022; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-KY | Harold Rogers | Original | Feb 1, 2022 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Feb 7, 2022 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Feb 7, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Feb 8, 2022 | |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Feb 28, 2022 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Feb 28, 2022 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | May 10, 2022 |
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 Feb 1, 2022Markup Apr 6, 2022 |
Actions 23
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 19, 2022Received in the Senate.
- May 18, 2022Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5138)
- May 18, 2022On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 198 - 219 (Roll no. 210).
- May 18, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 258 - 165 (Roll no. 211). (text: 05/17/2022 CR H5087)
- May 18, 2022Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 17, 2022Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1119. (consideration: CR H5087-5089)
- May 17, 2022Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6531, H.R. 7309 and S. 2938. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. The rule provides that the previous question shall be considered as ordered on each measure without intervening motions except one hour of debate and one motion to recommit Upon passage of H. Res. 1119, H. Res. 1118 is adopted.
- May 17, 2022DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 6531.
- May 17, 2022The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- May 17, 2022Ms. Herrell moved to recommit to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (text: CR H5089)
- May 17, 2022The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
- May 17, 2022POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Herrell motion to recommit, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the motion and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Herrell demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
- May 16, 2022Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1119 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6531, H.R. 7309 and S. 2938. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. The rule provides that the previous question shall be considered as ordered on each measure without intervening motions except one hour of debate and one motion to recommit Upon passage of H. Res. 1119, H. Res. 1118 is adopted.
- May 11, 2022Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4841)
- May 11, 2022Failed of passage/not agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 262 - 156 (Roll no. 163). (text: 05/10/2022 CR H4761-4762)
- May 10, 2022Mr. Connolly moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- May 10, 2022Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4761-4763)
- May 10, 2022DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6531.
- May 10, 2022At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Apr 6, 2022Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Apr 6, 2022Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Feb 1, 2022Introduced in House
- Feb 1, 2022Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
In the Congressional Record 7
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Recorded votes H5137, H5138enactHerrell motion to recommit (Federal agencies and departments reinstate pre-pandemic telework policies)Lists H5138Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 6531, Targeting Resources to Communities in Need ActVotes recorded by proxy on Herrell motion to recommit H.R. 6531, Targeting Resources to Communities in Need Act | — | May 18, 2022 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5015–H5023, H5087–H5089Text printed H5015, H5087Amendments H5021Motions H5089Recorded votes H5021, H5022consideration (H. Res. 1119), previous questionLists H5022, H5023Votes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 1119, consideration of H.R. 6531, Targeting Resources to Communities in Need ActVotes recorded by proxy on previous question to H. Res. 1119, consideration of H.R. 6531, Targeting Resources to Communities in Need Act | Barbara Lee D-CA, Carlos A. Gimenez R-FL, Earl L. "Buddy" Carter R-GA, Garret Graves R-LA, James Comer R-KY, James P. McGovern D-MA, Mary Gay Scanlon D-PA, Michael C. Burgess R-TX (amendment), Shontel M. Brown D-OH, Tom McClintock R-CA, Yvette Herrell R-NM (motion) | May 17, 2022 |
| House | Declaratory Statements H5010 | — | May 16, 2022 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4956 | Steny H. Hoyer D-MD | May 13, 2022 |
| House | Recorded votes H4841enactLists H4841Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 6531, Targeting Resources to Communities in Need Act | — | May 11, 2022 |
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. 168, no. 20, February 1, 2022, page H330.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45100 | The 10-20-30 Provision: Defining Persistent Poverty Counties | Report | Apr 22, 2026 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAmdt 210 | Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res 1119, the amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117-44, modified by the amendment printed in Part A is considered adopted. | Rules Committee | On agreeing to the Rules amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection. |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide an increased allocation of funding under certain programs for assistance in areas of persistent poverty, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Targeting Resources to Communities in Need Act of 2022
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Targeting Resources to Communities in Need Act of 2022
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 19, 2022Received in Senate
- May 18, 2022Engrossed in House
- Feb 1, 2022Introduced in House
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