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A bill 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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A bill 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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Became law
Sep 25, 1992
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 742.
Sep 25, 1992
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported to Senate by Senator Glenn without amendment. With written report No. 102-425. Additional views filed.
Sep 16, 1992
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Aug 12, 1992
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Aug 12, 1992
Introduced in Senate
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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 September 25, 1992

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 742.

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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Aug 12, 1992
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3177: A bill 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-S-3177/
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"S. 3177: A bill 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-S-3177/.
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S. 3177, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-S-3177/.
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