# 117-hr-6531: Targeting Resources to Communities in Need Act of 2022

117-hr-6531, Targeting Resources to Communities in Need Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] (D-SC); status Received in the Senate. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6531
- Congress: 117
- Title: Targeting Resources to Communities in Need Act of 2022
- Status: Received in the Senate.
- Introduced: 2022-02-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] (D-SC)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Targeting Resources to Communities in Need Act of 2022 This bill addresses funding for areas of persistent poverty. Specifically, the bill requires the Bureau of the Census to publish a list of all areas of persistent poverty and annually update the list; the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to develop and implement guidance and measures to increase the share of federal investments targeted to areas of persistent poverty and other areas with high and persistent poverty, and to report annually to Congress; and the Government Accountability Office to report on the measures implemented by the OMB under this bill, including an assessment regarding the impact of the measures on increasing federal funds spent in the affected areas.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5] (R-KY), 2022-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2022-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2022-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2022-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] (D-MP), 2022-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2022-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2022-05-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2022-05-18T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Passage | Passed | 258 | 165 |
| 2022-05-18T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Recommit | Failed | 198 | 219 |
| 2022-05-11T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Failed | 262 | 156 |

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- 117-hr-4436: Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Act of 2021

## Sources
- [117-hr-6531 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6531)

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- [117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 C…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5577)
- [117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6015)
- [117-hr-5723: Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5723)
- [117-hr-4: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-4)
- [117-hr-4436: Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-4436)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6531 (as of 2025-11-18).