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S. 261 (100th): A bill to authorize the establishment of a Peace Garden on a site to be selected by the Secretary of the Interior.

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Sponsor and status

Introduced
Jan 6, 1987
100th Congress (1987–1988)
Status
Enacted Via Other Measures

Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.

Sponsor

Spark Matsunaga

Senator for Hawaii

Democrat

Cosponsors

4 Cosponsors (3 Democrats, 1 Republican)

See Instead

H.R. 191 (same title)
Enacted — Signed by the President — Jun 30, 1987

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History

Jan 6, 1987
 
Introduced

Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber.

Mar 10, 1987
 
Companion Bill — Passed House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 191 (100th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 261 (100th).
Jun 17, 1987
 
Companion Bill — Passed Senate

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 191 (100th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 261 (100th).
Jun 30, 1987
 
Companion Bill — Enacted — Signed by the President

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 191 (100th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 261 (100th).

S. 261 (100th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

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. 261. This is the one from the 100th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 100th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 1987 to Oct 22, 1988. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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