To make technical amendments to update statutory references to certain provisions classified to title 2, United States Code, title 50, United States Code, and title 52, United States Code, and to correct related technical errors.
H.R.5210 is a technical corrections bill designed to update and standardize statutory cross-references across several titles of the United States Code and to fix related technical errors. It does not enact new policies or authorize new programs; instead, it corrects outdated citations that previously pointed to superseded or misnumbered provisions. The measure is organized into three divisions: - Division A updates references tied to Title 2 of the U.S. Code (and related provisions in Title 5, 39, 42, and 44), correcting numerous citations in acts such as the Ethics in Government Act, Congressional Budget Act, Congressional Operations and Legislative Branch appropriations, Capitol Visitor Center provisions, and other related statutes. - Division B updates references tied to Title 50 (and its Chapters 44–47) and to a broad array of other titles (including Title 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 18, 19, 21, 22, 28, 31, 41, 42, 44, 47, 48, 50, and 52), mirroring changes in national security and intelligence-related provisions (such as the CIA Act, National Security Act references, Homeland Security provisions, and related agencies). - Division C updates references tied to Title 52 and again cross-references across multiple titles, ensuring that citations in those statutes reflect current codification and frequencies. In short, the bill is a comprehensive housekeeping measure aimed at ensuring that legal citations are accurate and consistent with how statutes are currently codified.
Key Points
- 1Division A (Title 2 and related titles) makes numerous precise cross-reference corrections (e.g., updating references from older section numbers to current codified numbers in ethics, budgeting, and legislative-branch related statutes).
- 2Division B (Chapters 44-47 of Title 50 and other titles) corrects references across a wide range of federal statutes that involve national security, intelligence, homeland security, immigration, defense, and related areas.
- 3Division C (Title 52 and related cross-references) similarly updates cross-references so that provisions related to elections and related matters align with current codification and relevant national-security cross-references.
- 4The bill covers a broad swath of statutes across numerous titles (including 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 18, 19, 21, 22, 28, 31, 36, 39, 42, 47, 48, 50, and 52), reflecting the widespread nature of outdated cross-references in federal law.
- 5The sponsor is Mr. Raskin, and the bill was introduced in the House on September 8, 2025, and referred to the Judiciary Committee; it is a Division A/B/C technical amendments package rather than new policy.