Sponsor and status
Sponsor. Senator for Mississippi. Republican.
107th Congress (2001–2002)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Mar 13, 2001
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on March 13, 2001.
1 Cosponsor (1 Democrat)
History
Feb 7, 2001
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber.
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Feb 7, 2001
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Passed Senate (House next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made. |
Feb 14, 2001
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Passed House
The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. The vote was without objection so no record of individual votes was made. |
Mar 13, 2001
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 279. This is the one from the 107th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 107th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2001 to Nov 22, 2002. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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