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Making Technical Amendments to Update Statutory References to Certain Provisions Classified to Title 2, United States Code, Title 50, United States Code, and Title 52, United States Code, and To...

The House debated H.R. 5210, a bill making technical amendments to update statutory references and correct technical errors in titles 2, 50, and 52 of the U.S. Code. Derek Schmidt, moving to suspend the rules and pass the bill, said it fixes cross-references and errors in federal law without changing what any law means, and was prepared by the House’s nonpartisan Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Jamie Raskin also supported passage, describing it as updating cross-references and correcting errors to make the law clearer; he noted he had introduced the bill himself.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Jamie Raskin

Democrat
“I want the House to pass this bill. It fixes cross-references and small errors in federal laws to make the lawbooks clearer.”
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Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, these are all similar recodification and editorial reclassification bills, but this one is a sparkling diamond in the rough, which is why I introduced it. It updates cross-references and corrects related technical errors throughout the entire code to accommodate previous reclassification efforts. It just makes the lawbooks a lot clearer and life a little bit better for everybody. Mr. Speaker, I urge everyone to support it, and I reserve the balance of my time.

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