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

Sponsor: Mark Harris (Republican-NC)July 17, 2025

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Updates federal laws to make them easier to find.

To make federal laws easier to use, this bill would update many legal citations. It would fix old references to parts of the U.S. Code that moved to a new section, Title 34. This helps legal documents and researchers find information easily, making laws more accurate.

What Would Change

Today, some federal laws contain outdated references to sections of the U.S. Code that have been moved to a new title. If signed into law, this bill would update those references across many federal acts. This would ensure all citations point to the correct, current locations in Title 34 of the U.S. Code. This change would make the legal code more accurate and easier to use for those who work with it.

Key Provisions

Updates legal references in the Fallen Heroes Flag Act.
Corrects citations in the Homeland Security Act.
Revises legal references in various immigration laws.
Fixes citations in military justice and national defense acts.
Updates references in numerous crime control and safe streets acts.
Corrects citations in education and juvenile justice prevention acts.

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HR 4499 · 119th Congress · July 17, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10

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

What Would Change

Key Provisions

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