H.R. 8783 — To amend title 40, United States Code, to add certain California counties to the region of the Southwest Border Regional Commission, and for other purposes.

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This bill includes the California counties of Fresno, Kern, Kings, and Tulare in the regional area of the Southwest Border Regional Commission (one of several federal regional commissions created to address economic distress in specific geographic areas).

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8783

   To amend title 40, United States Code, to add certain California 
counties to the region of the Southwest Border Regional Commission, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 19, 2020

Mr. Cox of California introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition 
to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 40, United States Code, to add certain California 
counties to the region of the Southwest Border Regional Commission, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SOUTHWEST BORDER REGIONAL COMMISSION.

    (a) Addition of Certain California Counties.--Section 15732(2) of 
title 40, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``Fresno,'' before ``Imperial,'';
            (2) by inserting ``Kern, Kings,'' before ``Los Angeles,''; 
        and
            (3) by inserting ``Tulare,'' before ``and Ventura''.
    (b) Technical Correction.--Section 15732(4) of title 40, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``Tom Green'' and inserting ``Tom 
Green,''.
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2020-11-19
Introduced in House
2020-11-19
Introduced in House
2020-11-19
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5982)
2020-11-19
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2020-11-19
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2020-11-20
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

To amend title 40, United States Code, to add certain California counties to the region of the Southwest Border Regional Commission, and for other purposes.

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