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S. 3001:
Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
110th Congress

This is a bill in the U.S. Congress originating in the Senate ("S."). A bill must be passed by both the Senate and House 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:
Sen. Carl Levin [D-MI](no cosponsors)
Text:
Summary | Full Text
Cost:
$23 per American over the 2009-2018 period.

This is computed from a Congressional Budget Office report, merely by dividing the estimated cost of $6,400,000,000 by the U.S. population. The figure is extracted from the report automatically and may be incorrect. See the report for details.

Status:
Occurred: IntroducedMay 12, 2008
Occurred: Referred to CommitteeView Committee Assignments
Occurred: Reported by CommitteeMay 12, 2008
Occurred: Amendments (365 proposed)View Amendments
Occurred: Passed SenateSep 17, 2008
Occurred: Passed HouseSep 24, 2008
Occurred: Signed by PresidentOct 14, 2008
This bill became law. It was signed by George Bush.
Last Action:
Oct 14, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-417.
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 31, 2008: This bill failed a cloture motion, preventing consideration of the bill, in the Senate by roll call vote. The totals were 51 Ayes, 39 Nays, 10 Present/Not Voting. Vote Details.
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Sep 17, 2008: This bill passed in the Senate by roll call vote. The totals were 88 Ayes, 8 Nays, 4 Present/Not Voting. Vote Details.
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Sep 24, 2008: This bill passed in the House of Representatives by roll call vote. The vote was held under a suspension of the rules to cut debate short and pass the bill, needing a two-thirds majority. This usually occurs for non-controversial legislation. The totals were 392 Ayes, 39 Nays, 2 Present/Not Voting. Vote Details.
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View all 7 votes on this bill.
Question & Answer
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Sep 29, 2008 11:16 PM - Is Amend 5265 also included in the passage of S. 3001? - Answer it!
Oct 21, 2008 6:23 PM - When will the military be able to start distributing the bonus money? - Answer it!

Sources of Influence

MAPLight.org reports that the following organizations have taken a stance on this bill:

SupportOppose
Project on Government Oversight
American Association of Law Libraries
American Federation of Government Employees
Californians Aware
Center for Corporate Policy
Change to Win
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
Code Pink
Common Cause
CorpWatch
Federation of American Scientists
Fund for Constitutional Government
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Government Accountability Project
iSolon
The National Coalition Against Censorship
National Security Archive
National Taxpayers Union
Office of Management and Budget Watch
OpenTheGovernment.org
Privacy International
Public Citizen
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Sunlight Foundation
Taxpayers for Common Sense
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union
U.S. Public Interest Research Groups
Washington Coalition for Open Government
(none)

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