H.R. 5705 · 117th Congress

To make technical amendments to update statutory references to provisions reclassified to title 34, United States Code.

Introduced on Oct 25, 2021 by Cliff Bentz (R-OR-2). Latest action (Dec 9, 2021): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Oct 25, 2021
Cosponsors
0
Policy area
Crime and Law Enforcement
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Subjects

  • Congressional operations and organization

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Passed House, Dec 8, 2021). Public domain.

This bill makes technical amendments to the U.S. Code to revise references to statutory provisions reclassified to Title 34 (Crime Control And Law Enforcement).

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Cliff BentzR-OR-2Sponsor

No cosponsors.

Roll calls

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  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
    Dec 8, 2021· House· Passage· Passed 415–5

History

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  1. Oct 25, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Oct 25, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Oct 25, 2021 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  4. Nov 3, 2021 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  5. Nov 3, 2021 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
  6. Nov 30, 2021Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-191.
  7. Nov 30, 2021 · HouseReported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-191.
  8. Nov 30, 2021 · HousePlaced on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 50.
  9. Dec 1, 2021 · HouseMr. Nadler moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  10. Dec 1, 2021 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6764-6770)
  11. Dec 1, 2021 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5705.
  12. Dec 1, 2021 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  13. Dec 8, 2021 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7549)
  14. Dec 8, 2021Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 415 - 5 (Roll no. 433).(text: CR 12/01/2021 H6764-6769)House · Roll call 433
  15. Dec 8, 2021 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 415 - 5 (Roll no. 433). (text: 12/01/2021 CR H6764-6769)House · Roll call 433
  16. Dec 8, 2021 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  17. Dec 9, 2021 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.