Targeting Resources to Communities in Need Act of 2022

Floor Speech

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Ms. BROWN of Ohio. Madam Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 1119, I call up the bill (H.R. 6531) to provide an increased allocation of funding under certain programs for assistance in areas of persistent poverty, and for other purposes, and ask for its immediate consideration.

The Clerk read the title of the bill.

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Ms. BROWN of Ohio. 6531.

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Ms. BROWN of Ohio. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 6531, the Targeting Resources to Communities in Need Act. H.R. 6531 is a bipartisan bill introduced by Majority Whip Clyburn and Representative Hal Rogers.

According to the latest decennial Census statistics, 37 million people in our country live in poverty. H.R. 6531 takes an important and commonsense step to addressing persistent poverty in the United States.

As we know, poverty is a very real issue and is experienced by Americans of all backgrounds in communities across the country.

The bill before us would provide additional transparency about places that face persistent poverty and would direct increased investments to those areas.

H.R. 6531 would require the Census Bureau to publish a list of all areas of persistent poverty, and the Office of Management and Budget would work with agencies to ensure that program investments get to the places that need them most.

The bill also fosters accountability by requiring annual reports to Congress about qualifying program investments and their economic impacts.

Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting our fellow Americans through this bipartisan legislation, and I reserve the balance of my time.
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Ms. BROWN of Ohio. Madam Speaker, I urge the passage of H.R. 6531, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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