# 119-hr-4499: To make technical amendments to update statutory references to provisions reclassified to title 34, United States Code, and to correct related technical errors.

119-hr-4499, To make technical amendments to update statutory references to provisions reclassified to title 34, United States Code, and to correct related technical errors., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Harris, Mark [R-NC-8] (R-NC); status passed_house (as of 2026-09-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4499
- Congress: 119
- Title: To make technical amendments to update statutory references to provisions reclassified to title 34, United States Code, and to correct related technical errors.
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-07-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Harris, Mark [R-NC-8] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-18

## Summary

**Reanchors hundreds of criminal‑justice and victim‑service citations to Title 34 of the U.S. Code.** This bill would replace outdated 42 U.S.C. and 28 U.S.C. note references with the correct 34 U.S.C. citations across many federal laws while leaving programs, eligibility, and funding unchanged. - Families and victims: Benefit rules and eligibility do not change. References to Victims of Crime Act grants and Violence Against Women Act authorities are rewritten to point to 34 U.S.C., making the governing citations easier to locate. - Law enforcement and courts: Statutes covering DNA backlogs, sex‑offender registration, tribal law and order, campus safety, and other public‑safety statutes would cite 34 U.S.C., reducing citation errors when officials and courts look up authorities. - Federal agencies and grant administrators: Reporting, appropriations, and grant cross‑references in Titles 31, 34, and others are updated so agencies can link program rules and reporting duties to the correct codified sections. *No change to federal spending or revenues, since the bill only makes technical citation updates.*

## Related bills

- 119-hr-25: FairTax Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9199: Permanent Trump Secure Border Act
- 119-hr-1656: PLUS for Veterans Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025
- 119-hr-687: MERIT Act of 2025
- 119-hr-8206: Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-4499 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4499)

## Related
- [119-hr-25: FairTax Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-25)
- [119-hr-9199: Permanent Trump Secure Border Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9199)
- [119-hr-1656: PLUS for Veterans Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1656)
- [119-hr-3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3132)
- [119-hr-687: MERIT Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-687)
- [119-hr-8206: Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8206)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4499 (as of 2026-09-18).