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H.R. 5210119th CongressIn markupLatest action Sep 10, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: 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.
Introduced:
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HR 5210 corrects outdated cross-references in federal law but changes no rules, rights, or penalties.
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HR 5210 is a technical cleanup bill that fixes hundreds of outdated cross-references in the U.S. Code, updating old citation numbers to their current locations. It also corrects small clerical errors like wrong dates or misnamed acts. The affected topics include congressional operations, national security and intelligence law, and election law, but only citation formatting changes, not the substance of any law.
This mainly affects lawyers, judges, government agencies, and legislative staff who need accurate legal citations. Everyday citizens are not directly affected.
Because the bill only corrects references and clerical errors, no policies, rights, obligations, or penalties change for anyone.
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Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.