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117th Congress · House

Targeting Resources to Communities in Need Act of 2022

Subjects: Census and government statistics · Congressional oversight · Economic performance and conditions · Government information and archives · Government studies and investigations · Poverty and welfare assistance · Government Operations and Politics

In plain language

  • House bill in the 117th Congress.
  • Addresses funding for areas of persistent poverty.
  • House rejected it on May 11, 2022 (substantive).
Official summary (Congressional Research Service)

Targeting Resources to Communities in Need Act of 2022 This bill addresses funding for areas of persistent poverty. Specifically, the bill requires the Bureau of the Census to publish a list of all areas of persistent poverty and annually update the list; the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to implement guidance to increase the share of federal investments targeted to areas of persistent poverty and other areas with high and persistent poverty, and to report annually to Congress; and the Government Accountability Office to report on the measures implemented by the OMB under this bill, including an assessment regarding the impact of the measures on increasing federal investments spent in the affected areas.

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