Metropolitan Statistical Area Preservation Act

Bill: 117-s-2057
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
Introduced: 2021-06-15
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Census and government statistics

Urban and suburban affairs and development
Latest action: action_date: 2021-06-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text: CR S4547-4548)

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-06-15
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Metropolitan Statistical Area Preservation Act</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) from establishing, for purposes of designating areas as metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), a minimum population for the urban area of such MSA that is more than 50,000. </p> <p>The OMB may, for statistical purposes only, establish other statistical area designations with higher minimum population requirements for such urban areas.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2057 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 15, 2021 Mr. Thune (for himself and Mr. Kelly ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To appropriately limit the size of the population required for urban areas of metropolitan statistical areas.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Metropolitan Statistical Area Preservation Act . 2. Population of urban areas Section 3504 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (l) In implementing subsection (e)(3), the Director— (1) shall not establish, for purposes of designating areas as metropolitan statistical areas, or any successor thereto, a minimum population for the urban area of such a metropolitan statistical area that is more than 50,000; and (2) may, only for statistical purposes, and in addition to the minimum population for urban areas described in paragraph (1), establish other statistical area designations with minimum population requirements for urban areas that are higher than the minimum population for an urban area described in paragraph (1). .