A bill to amend the Plant Variety Protection Act to make such Act consistent with the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants of March 19, 1991, to which the United States is a signatory, and for other purposes.
Sponsor and status
103rd Congress (1993–1994)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Oct 6, 1994
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on October 6, 1994.
10 Cosponsors (8 Republicans, 2 Democrats)
History
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Aug 6, 1993
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Introduced
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May 25, 1994
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Passed Senate (House next)
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May 25, 1994
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Committee Discharged. |
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Aug 12, 1994
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Companion Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2927 (103rd), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1406 (103rd). |
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Aug 12, 1994
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Passed House
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Aug 12, 1994
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Passed the House with an Amendment. |
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Sep 21, 1994
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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. The vote was by Voice Vote so no record of individual votes was made.
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Oct 6, 1994
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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S. 1406 (103rd) 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. 1406. This is the one from the 103rd Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 103rd Congress, which met from Jan 5, 1993 to Dec 1, 1994. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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