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proceduralMay 18, 2022 · House roll call · procedural · Result: Failed

On Motion to Recommit — H R 6531 — Targeting Resources to Communities in Need Act

This was a procedural vote — a decision about process (such as ending debate or handling a motion), not a direct vote on a bill, amendment, or nominee.

Targeting Resources to Communities in Need Act of 2022

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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Roll-call breakdown

Yea198

Republican: 198

Nay219

Democrat: 219

Present0

Not Voting11

Democrat: 1 · Republican: 10

How each member voted (428)

Yea (198)

Nay (219)

Not Voting (11)

Party labels reflect each member’s most recent affiliation on record.