A bill to appropriately limit the size of the population required for urban areas of metropolitan statistical areas.
Metropolitan Statistical Area Preservation Act
This bill prohibits the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) from establishing, for purposes of designating areas as metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), a minimum population for the urban area of such MSA that is more than 50,000.
The OMB may, for statistical purposes only, establish other statistical area designations with higher minimum population requirements for such urban areas.
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text: CR S4547-4548)
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