H.R. 4499, the To make technical amendments to update statutory references to provisions reclassified to title 34, United States Code, and to correct related technical errors., passed the House on August 31, 2026.
H.R. 4499 — To make technical amendments to update statutory references…
What it does
This bill updates hundreds of statutory cross-references throughout federal law to reflect the 2018 reclassification of criminal justice statutes into Title 34 of the U.S. Code. It replaces outdated references (mostly in Title 42) with new Title 34 citations, ensuring that laws referencing crime victims' rights, sex offender registration, DNA databases, juvenile justice, and law enforcement programs point to the correct current statutory locations. No substantive policy changes occur—this is purely a technical housekeeping measure to keep the legal code internally consistent.
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What happens next
H.R. 4499 passed the House. It now moves to the other chamber.
Who is behind it
Filed by Mark Harris.