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H.R. 5204

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Summary

H.R. 5204, to make technical amendments to update statutory references to certain provisions classified to title 7, title 20, and title 43, United States Code, and to correct related technical errors, was introduced in the House on Sep 8, 2025 by Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D). It last saw action on Sep 10, 2025: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

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H.R. 5204 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hb5204/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 5204 IH: To make technical amendments to update statutory references to certain provisions classified to title 7, title 20, and title 43, United States Code, and to correct related technical errors.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-09-08
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5204  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   September 8, 2025   Mr. Moskowitz  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To make technical amendments to update statutory references to certain provisions classified to title 7, title 20, and title 43, United States Code, and to correct related technical errors.
1.
title 5, united states code
Section 5109(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking  section 450d of title 7  and inserting  section 2204–2 of title 7 .
2.
Title 7, United States Code
(1)
Section 32(a)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act ( 7 U.S.C. 136w–7(a)(1) ) is amended by striking  ( 7 U.S.C. 450i(e) )  and inserting  ( 7 U.S.C. 3157(e) ) .
(2)
Section 33(b)(7)(E)(i) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act ( 7 U.S.C. 136w–8(b)(7)(E)(i) ) is amended by striking  ( 7 U.S.C. 450i(e) )  and inserting  ( 7 U.S.C. 3157(e) ) .
(3)
Section 7521(b) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 3202(b) ) is amended by striking  ( 7 U.S.C. 450i )  and inserting  ( 7 U.S.C. 3157(b) ) .
(4)
Section 1445(b)(3)(B) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3222(b)(3)(B) ) is amended—
(A)
by striking  (79 Stat. 431;  7 U.S.C. 450i )  and inserting  ( 7 U.S.C. 3157 ) ; and
(B)
by inserting  ( 7 U.S.C. 3157 )  after  available under section 2 of the Act of August 4, 1965 .
(5)
Section 1463(c) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3311(c) ) is amended by striking  ( 7 U.S.C. 450i )  and inserting  ( 7 U.S.C. 3157(b) , (c)) .
(6)
Section 1469(a)(1) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3315(a)(1) ) is amended by striking  sections 2(e), 2(f), and 2(h) of the Act of August 4, 1965 (79 Stat. 431;  7 U.S.C. 450i )  and inserting  sections 2(f), 2(g), and 2(i) of the Act of August 4, 1965 ( 7 U.S.C. 3157(f) , (g), (i)) .
(7)
Section 1473 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3319 ) is amended by striking  ( 7 U.S.C. 450i )  and inserting  ( 7 U.S.C. 3157(c)(1)(B) ) .
(8)
Section 1671(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 5924(d) ) is amended by striking  ( 7 U.S.C. 450i )  and inserting  ( 7 U.S.C. 3157(b)(4) , (7), (8), (11)(B)) .
(9)
Section 1672 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 5925 ) is amended as follows:
(A)
Subsection (b)(1) is amended by striking  ( 7 U.S.C. 450i )  and inserting  ( 7 U.S.C. 3157(b)(4) , (7), (8), (11)(B)) .
(B)
Subsection (e)(3) is amended by striking  ( 7 U.S.C. 450i(b) )  and inserting  ( 7 U.S.C. 3157(b)(4) , (7), (8), (11)(B)) .
(10)
Section 1672B(b) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 5925b(b) ) is amended by striking  ( 7 U.S.C. 450i )  and inserting  ( 7 U.S.C. 3157(b)(4) , (7), (8), (11)(B)) .
(11)
Section 1672D(c) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 5925f(c) ) is amended by striking  ( 7 U.S.C. 450i(b) )  and inserting  ( 7 U.S.C. 3157(b)(4) , (7), (8), (11)(B)) .
(12)
Section 1673(b) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 5926(b) ) is amended by striking  ( 7 U.S.C. 450i(b)(7) )  and inserting  ( 7 U.S.C. 3157(b)(7) ) .
(13)
Section 251(f)(1)(D)(i) of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 ( 7 U.S.C. 6971(f)(1)(D)(i) ) is amended by striking  ( 7 U.S.C. 450i(b) )  and inserting  ( 7 U.S.C. 3157(b) ) .
(14)
Section 413(e)(2) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 ( 7 U.S.C. 7633(e)(2) ) is amended by striking  ( 7 U.S.C. 450i(b) )  and inserting  ( 7 U.S.C. 3157(b)(4) , (7), (8), (11)(B)) .
(15)
Section 617(c)(3) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 ( 7 U.S.C. 7655b(c)(3) ) is amended by striking  ( 7 U.S.C. 450i )  and inserting  ( 7 U.S.C. 3157(b)(4) , (7), (8), (11)(B)) .
(16)
Section 7526(c)(1)(A)(i) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 8114(c)(1)(A)(i) ) is amended by striking  ( 7 U.S.C. 450i(b)(7) )  and inserting  ( 7 U.S.C. 3157(b)(7) ) .
(17)
The last proviso in the 1st paragraph under the heading
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service   in title I of H.R. 3037, 99th Congress, incorporated by reference in section 101(a) of  Public Law 99–190 , and enacted into law by section 106 of  Public Law 100–202  ( 7 U.S.C. 8351  note) is amended by striking  (46 Stat. 1468;  7 U.S.C. 426–426b )  and inserting  ( 7 U.S.C. 8351 , 8352) .
(18)
Section 749 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 ( 7 U.S.C. 8354 ) is amended by striking  sections 426–426c of title 7, United States Code  and inserting “the Act of March 2, 1931 ( 7 U.S.C. 8351 , 8352) and the last proviso in the 1st paragraph under the heading ‘
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service ’ in title I of the Rural Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1988 ( 7 U.S.C. 8353 )”.
3.
TITLE 11, UNITED STATES CODE
Section 541(b)(3) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by striking  ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq. ;  42 U.S.C. 2751 et seq. )  and inserting  ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq. ) .
4.
TITLE 16, UNITED STATES CODE
(1)
Section 339(f)(4)(D) of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 ( Public Law 106–113 , division B, section 1000(a)(3),  16 U.S.C. 528  note) is amended by—
(A)
striking  The Act of August 8, 1937  and inserting  The Act of August 28, 1937 ( 43 U.S.C. 2601 et seq. ) ; and
(B)
striking  the Act of May 24, 1939 ( 43 U.S.C. 1181a et seq. )  and inserting  the Act of May 24, 1939 ( 43 U.S.C. 2621 et seq. )
(2)
The 4th proviso in the last paragraph under the heading
federal aid in wildlife restoration   in the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1943 ( 16 U.S.C. 753 ) is amended by striking  (5 U. S. C. 563–564)  and inserting  ( 7 U.S.C. 2279i , 2220) .
(3)
Section 7(c) of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2103c(c) ) is amended by striking  ( 7 U.S.C. 428a(a)   and inserting  ( 7 U.S.C. 2268a(a) ) .
(4)
Section 10(3) of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act of 1980 ( 16 U.S.C. 2909(3) ) is amended by striking  (46 Stat. 1468–1469;  7 U.S.C. 426–426b )  and inserting  ( 7 U.S.C. 8351 , 8352) .
(5)
Section 814(b)(5) of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6813(b)(5) ) is amended by—
(A)
striking  August 8, 1937  and inserting  August 28, 1937 ( 43 U.S.C. 2601  note, 2605) ; and
(B)
striking  ( 43 U.S.C. 1181f et seq. )  and inserting  ( 43 U.S.C. 2621 et seq. ) .
(6)
Section 3(10) of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 ( 16 U.S.C. 7102(10) ) is amended by—
(A)
striking  (chapter 876; 50 Stat. 875;  43 U.S.C. 1181f )  and inserting  ( 43 U.S.C. 2605 ) ; and
(B)
striking  (chapter 144; 53 Stat. 753;  43 U.S.C. 1181f–1 et seq. )  and inserting  ( 43 U.S.C. 2621 et seq. ) .
5.
Title 20, United States Code
Section 131(c) of the Higher Education Amendments of 1968 ( Public Law 90–575 ,  20 U.S.C. 1087–51  note) is amended by inserting  ( 20 U.S.C. 1087–51 et seq. )  after  part C of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 .
6.
Title 21, United States Code
Section 12 of the Act of May 29, 1884 ( 21 U.S.C. 113a ), is amended by inserting  ( 7 U.S.C. 3105(a) )  after  section 10 (a) of the Bankhead-Jones Act of 1935 .
7.
Title 26, United States Code
 Section 117(c)(2)(C)  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 ( 26 U.S.C. 117(c)(2)(C) ) is amended by inserting  ( 20 U.S.C. 1087–58(e) )  after  section 448(e) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 .
8.
title 42, united states code
(1)
Section 257(a) of the Biomass Energy and Alcohol Fuels Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 8852(a) ) is amended by inserting  ( 7 U.S.C. 3104 )  after  section 1 of the Bankhead-Jones Act .
(2)
Section 118 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12561 ) is amended as follows:
(A)
Subsection (b)(5) is amended by striking  ( 42 U.S.C. 2751 et seq. )  and inserting  ( 20 U.S.C. 1087–51 et seq. ) .
(B)
Subsection (g) is amended by—
(i)
striking  ( 42 U.S.C. 2753(b)(2)(A) )  and inserting  ( 20 U.S.C. 1087–53(b)(2)(A) ) ; and
(ii)
striking  ( 42 U.S.C. 2751 et seq. )  and inserting  ( 20 U.S.C. 1087–51 et seq. ) .
(3)
Section 118A(b)(2) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12561a(b)(2) ) is amended as follows:
(A)
Subparagraph (B) is amended by striking  ( 42 U.S.C. 2751(c) )  and inserting  ( 20 U.S.C. 1087–51(c) ) .
(B)
Subparagraph (C) is amended by striking  ( 42 U.S.C. 2751 et seq. )  and inserting  ( 20 U.S.C. 1087–51 et seq. ) .
(4)
Section 122(c)(1)(C)(i) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12572(c)(1)(C)(i) ) is amended by striking  ( 42 U.S.C. 2751 et seq. )  and inserting  ( 20 U.S.C. 1087–51 et seq. ) .
(5)
Section 140(a)(3) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12594(a)(3) ) is amended by striking  ( 42 U.S.C. 2751 et seq. )  and inserting  ( 20 U.S.C. 1087–51 et seq. ) .
9.
title 43, united states code
(1)
Section 6 of the Act of June 14, 1926 ( 43 U.S.C. 869–4 ), is amended by—
(A)
striking  ( 43 U.S.C. 1181f )  and inserting  ( 43 U.S.C. 2605 ) ; and
(B)
striking  (53 Stat. 753)  and inserting  ( 43 U.S.C. 2621 et seq. ) .
(2)
Section 701(b) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( Public Law 94–579 ,  43 U.S.C. 1701  note) is amended by—
(A)
striking  (50 Stat. 874;  43 U.S.C. 1181a–1181j )  and inserting  ( 43 U.S.C. 2601 et seq. ) ; and
(B)
striking  (53 Stat. 753)  and inserting  ( 43 U.S.C. 4621 et seq. ) .
(3)
Section 305(b) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1735(b) ) is amended by striking  (50 Stat. 874;  43 U.S.C. 1181a–1181j )  and inserting  ( 43 U.S.C. 2601 et seq. ) .
(4)
Section 401(b)(1) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1751(b)(1) ) is amended by striking  (50 Stat. 874;  43 U.S.C. 1181d )  and inserting  ( 43 U.S.C. 2603 ) .
(5)
Section 402(a) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1752(a) ) is amended by striking  (50 Stat. 874, as amended;  43 U.S.C. 1181a–1181j )  and inserting  ( 43 U.S.C. 2601 et seq. ) .
(6)
Section 4 of the Act of May 24, 1939 ( 43 U.S.C. 2624 ), is amended by striking  (50 Stat. 874)  and inserting  ( 43 U.S.C. 2601 et seq. ) .
(7)
Section 3 of the Act of June 24, 1954 ( 43 U.S.C. 2633 ), is amended by—
(A)
inserting  ( 43 U.S.C. 2631 )  after  in which the lands described in section 1 of this Act ;
(B)
striking  (50 Stat. 874)  and inserting  ( 43 U.S.C. 2605 ) ;
(C)
inserting  ( 43 U.S.C. 2601 et seq. )  after  and upon such designation the provisions of that Act ; and
(D)
inserting  ( 43 U.S.C. 2631 )  after  in lieu of the lands described in section 1 of this Act .
10.
title 48, united states code
Section 105(f)(1)(B)(iii) (matter before subclause (I)) of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 ( 48 U.S.C. 1921d(f)(1)(B)(iii)  (matter before subclause (I))) is amended by striking  ( 20 U.S.C. 1070b et seq. ,  42 U.S.C. 2751 et seq. )  and inserting  ( 20 U.S.C. 1070b et seq. , 1087–51 et seq.) .

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  1. Introduced2025-09-08
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in House Sep 8, 2025

hb5204/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (09/08/2025)

This bill makes technical amendments to the U.S. Code to revise references to statutory provisions reclassified to Title 7 (Agriculture), Title 20 (Education), and Title 43 (Public Lands).

Sponsors

Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D) sponsors H.R. 5204 alone.

Committees

H.R. 5204 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
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Actions

H.R. 5204 has taken 4 actions since Sep 8, 2025, the latest on Sep 10, 2025.

ChamberAction
Sep 10, 2025
House
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session HeldJudiciary Committee
Sep 10, 2025
House
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.Judiciary Committee
Sep 8, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Sep 8, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee

Votes

H.R. 5204 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 5204 goes by 2 titles.

  • To make technical amendments to update statutory references to certain provisions classified to title 7, title 20, and title 43, United States Code, and to correct related technical errors. — Official Title as Introduced
  • To make technical amendments to update statutory references to certain provisions classified to title 7, title 20, and title 43, United States Code, and to correct related technical errors. — Display Title

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 5204, the latest on Feb 3, 2026.

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 6 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5204 in 4 quarterly filings, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Defense, Foreign Relations, Government Issues, Health Issues, Family issues/Abortion/Adoption, Veterans, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC—District of Columbia12—
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC—District of Columbia12—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND, INC.12—
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA, INC.12—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
GEORGEANNE USOVA224
CAITLIN HORRIGAN112
CHRISTINA KRYSINSKI112
HELENA HERNANDEZ112
NINA SERRIANNE112
KAREN STONE111

Filings

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ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INCPLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA, INC.2025 fourth_quarter$94K4th Quarter - Report
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INCPLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA, INC.2025 third_quarter$76.9K3rd Quarter - Report
PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INCPLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND, INC.2025 third_quarter$30.1K3rd Quarter - Report
PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INCPLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND, INC.2025 fourth_quarter$7.5K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5204 under Agriculture and Food, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 1 legislative subject.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5204’s is Agriculture and Food.

hr5204/policy-areas.txt
Agriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 5204 carries 1 of CRS’s legislative subject: Congressional operations and organization.

hr5204/subjects.txt
Congressional operations and organization

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 5204, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 146 (Monday, September 8, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MOSKOWITZ:H.R. 5204.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Pursuant to clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of theHouse of Representatives, the Committee find the authorityfor this legislation in article 1, section 8 of theConstitution.[Page H3893]

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