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To amend title 13, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Commerce to notify the Senate and House of Representatives about changes in the methodology for producing numbers used in any…

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To amend title 13, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Commerce to notify the Senate and House of Representatives about changes in the methodology for producing numbers used in any Federal funding formula.

Introduced: August 12, 1992 See on congress.gov
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Aug 31, 1992
Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Aug 12, 1992
Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Aug 12, 1992
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires the Secretary of Commerce to notify specified congressional committees of changes in the methodology used to develop any numbers used in a formula for distributing funds to States or political subdivisions if that change causes an increase or decrease of $5 million in the funds allocated to any State.

Prohibits a number affected by such change from being published or designated as an official number or being used by any Federal agency to distribute funds until 60 days after such notification.

What's happening now August 31, 1992

Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Oct 2, 1992
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5866: To amend title 13, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Commerce to notify the Senate and House of Representatives about changes in the methodology for producing numbers used in any Federal funding formula.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-5866/
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"H.R. 5866: To amend title 13, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Commerce to notify the Senate and House of Representatives about changes in the methodology for producing numbers used in any Federal funding formula.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-5866/.
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H.R. 5866, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-5866/.
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