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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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Derek Schmidt

Republican
“I want the House to pass this bill. It fixes cross-references and technical errors in federal law.”
Official Congressional Record

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 5210) to make 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 correct related technical errors. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: DIVISION A--TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO UPDATE STATUTORY REFERENCES TO PROVISIONS CLASSIFIED TO TITLE 2, UNITED STATES CODE, AND TO CORRECT Sec. 101. Title 2, United States Code. Sec. 102. Title 5, United States Code. Sec. 103. Title 39, United States Code. Sec. 104. Title 42, United States Code. Sec. 105. Title 44, United States Code. DIVISION B--TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO UPDATE STATUTORY REFERENCES TO PROVISIONS CLASSIFIED TO CHAPTERS 44, 45, 46, AND 47 OF TITLE 50, Sec. 201. Title 3, United States Code. Sec. 202. Title 5, United States Code. Sec. 203. Title 6, United States Code. Sec. 204. Title 8, United States Code. Sec. 205. Title 10, United States Code. Sec. 206. Title 12, United States Code. Sec. 207. Title 15, United States Code. Sec. 208. Title 18, United States Code. Sec. 209. Title 18 Appendix, United States Code. Sec. 210. Title 19, United States Code. Sec. 211. Title 21, United States Code. Sec. 212. Title 22, United States Code. Sec. 213. Title 28, United States Code. Sec. 214. Title 31, United States Code. Sec. 215. Title 41, United States Code. Sec. 216. Title 42, United States Code. Sec. 217. Title 44, United States Code. Sec. 218. Title 50, United States Code. DIVISION C--TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO UPDATE STATUTORY REFERENCES TO PROVISIONS CLASSIFIED TO TITLE 52, UNITED STATES CODE, AND TO CORRECT Sec. 301. Title 2, United States Code. Sec. 302. Title 3, United States Code. Sec. 303. Title 5, United States Code. Sec. 304. Title 6, United States Code. Sec. 305. Title 10, United States Code. Sec. 306. Title 18, United States Code. Sec. 307. Title 20, United States Code. Sec. 308. Title 22, United States Code. Sec. 309. Title 26, United States Code. Sec. 310. Title 28, United States Code. Sec. 311. Title 29, United States Code. Sec. 312. Title 31, United States Code. Sec. 313. Title 36, United States Code. Sec. 314. Title 39, United States Code. Sec. 315. Title 42, United States Code. Sec. 316. Title 47, United States Code. Sec. 317. Title 48, United States Code. Sec. 318. Title 50, United States Code. Sec. 319. Title 52, United States Code. DIVISION A--TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO UPDATE STATUTORY REFERENCES TO PROVISIONS CLASSIFIED TO TITLE 2, UNITED STATES CODE, AND TO CORRECT DIVISION B--TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO UPDATE STATUTORY REFERENCES TO PROVISIONS CLASSIFIED TO CHAPTERS 44, 45, 46, AND 47 OF TITLE 50, DIVISION C--TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO UPDATE STATUTORY REFERENCES TO PROVISIONS CLASSIFIED TO TITLE 52, UNITED STATES CODE, AND TO CORRECT

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Derek Schmidt

Republican

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“I want the House to pass this bill. It fixes technical errors and updates references in federal law to make the code easier to read. It does not change what any law means.”
Official Congressional Record

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 5210 makes technical corrections and updates to the United States Code. The bill was prepared for the Judiciary Committee by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel, a nonpartisan office of the House of Representatives charged with maintaining the official United States Code. H.R. 5210 makes technical amendments to update statutory references to certain provisions classified to title 2, chapters 44 through 47; of title 50; and of title 52 of the code. These provisions were moved to their present locations in the code in order to improve the organization and readability of the code. Moving these provisions did not change the substantive meaning of any of them. They were simply moved from one place in the code to another. When updating statutory references to these provisions, some technical errors were also identified, which this bill corrects, as well. This bill does not change the meaning of these provisions nor the provisions that reference them. It simply updates references to these provisions to ensure that they are correct. Adopting this bill today will help ensure that the code is up to date, accurate, and accessible. Mr. Speaker, I urge all Members to support this bill, and I reserve the balance of my time.

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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.”
Official Congressional Record

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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