H.R. 4499 — To make technical amendments to update statutory references to provisions reclassified to title 34, United States Code, and to correct related technical errors.
Executive Summary
H.R. 4499 is a routine, bipartisan housekeeping measure designed to update statutory cross-references throughout the United States Code. Specifically, it corrects outdated citations to provisions that were recently reclassified by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel into Title 34 (Crime Control and Law Enforcement). By fixing these technical errors, the bill ensures legal clarity, prevents administrative confusion, and maintains the structural integrity of the U.S. Code without making any substantive policy changes.
Arguments For
- Good Government: Ensures the U.S. Code remains accurate, organized, and easy to navigate for judges, federal agencies, and the public.
- Legal Clarity: Prevents potential litigation, loopholes, or administrative hurdles caused by outdated or broken statutory cross-references.
- Easy Bipartisan Win: As a suspension bill, it requires minimal floor time and demonstrates basic legislative competence without generating controversy.
Likely Supporters
Arguments Against
- Floor Time: Consumes a minor amount of legislative floor time for purely administrative housekeeping.
- No Substantive Impact: Does not address any pressing policy issues or enact new reforms, making it strictly a procedural exercise.
Likely Opponents
📋 Key Provisions
- Amends dozens of existing statutes across 20 different titles of the U.S. Code to reflect the reclassification of crime control and law enforcement provisions into Title 34.
- Corrects outdated citations to Title 42 (The Public Health and Welfare) and other titles that were moved to Title 34.
- Makes purely technical and conforming changes without altering the substantive meaning, funding, or enforcement of any underlying laws.
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Updates statutory references in the Homeland Security Act of 2002.
"Section 2002(c)(1) of the Homeland Security Act"
Updates statutory references in the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.
"40002(a) of the Violence Against Women Act"
Updates statutory references in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968.
"title I of the Omnibus Crime Control"