# 116-hr-8783: 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.

116-hr-8783, 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., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] (D-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8783
- Congress: 116
- Title: 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.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- Introduced: 2020-11-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

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).

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8986: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 4th Street in Petaluma, California, as the "Lynn C. Woolsey Post Office Building".
- 116-hr-8726: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 South Willowbrook Avenue in Compton, California, as the "PFC James Anderson, Jr.,…
- 116-hr-8702: Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID–19 Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8629: Protecting Employees from Surprise Taxes Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8626: Energy Resilient Communities Act
- 116-hr-8598: Emergency Social Security COLA for 2021 Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-8783 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8783)

## Related
- [116-hr-8986: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 4t…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8986)
- [116-hr-8726: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 So…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8726)
- [116-hr-8702: Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID–19 Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8702)
- [116-hr-8629: Protecting Employees from Surprise Taxes Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8629)
- [116-hr-8626: Energy Resilient Communities Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8626)
- [116-hr-8598: Emergency Social Security COLA for 2021 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8598)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8783 (as of 2025-11-18).