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H.R. 6456:
To provide for extensions of certain authorities of the Department of State, and for other purposes
110th Congress

This is a bill in the U.S. Congress originating in the House of Representatives ("H.R."). A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate and then be signed by the President before it becomes law.

Bill numbers restart from 1 every two years. Each two-year cycle is called a session of Congress. This bill was created in the 110th Congress, in 2007-2008.

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2007-2008

Overview

Sponsor:
Text:
Summary | Full Text
Cost:
less than $1 per American over the 2009-2013 period.

This is computed from a Congressional Budget Office report, merely by dividing the estimated cost of $34,000,000 by the U.S. population. The figure is extracted from the report automatically and may be incorrect. See the report for details.

Status:
Occurred: IntroducedJul 10, 2008
Occurred: Referred to CommitteeView Committee Assignments
Occurred: Passed HouseJul 30, 2008
Occurred: Passed SenateSep 8, 2008
Occurred: Signed by PresidentSep 19, 2008
This bill became law. It was signed by George Bush.
Last Action:
Sep 19, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-321.
Related:
See the Related Legislation page for other bills related to this one and a list of subject terms that have been applied to this bill. Sometimes the text of one bill or resolution is incorporated into another, and in those cases the original bill or resolution, as it would appear here, would seem to be abandoned.
Votes:
Jul 30, 2008: This bill passed in the House of Representatives by voice vote. A record of each representative's position was not kept.
Sep 8, 2008: This bill passed in the Senate by Unanimous Consent. A record of each representative's position was not kept.
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