Sponsor and status
95th Congress (1977–1978)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Nov 2, 1978
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on November 2, 1978.
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Last Updated: Nov 2, 1978
History
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Oct 27, 1977
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Introduced
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May 17, 1978
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Ordered Reported
A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee.
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May 23, 1978
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Passed Senate (House next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next.
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Oct 14, 1978
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Passed House with Changes (back to Senate)
The House passed the bill with changes not in the Senate version and sent it back to the Senate to approve the changes.
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Oct 15, 1978
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Senate Agreed to Changes
The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. |
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Nov 2, 1978
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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. 2247. This is the one from the 95th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 95th Congress, which met from Jan 4, 1977 to Oct 15, 1978. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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