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.

Bill: 116-hr-8783
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21]
Introduced: 2020-11-19
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: California

Economic development

Regional and metropolitan planning
Latest action: action_date: 2020-11-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-11-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>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).</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8783 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 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.

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, .