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H.R. 3230 (104th): National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997

An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1997 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

The federal budget process occurs in two stages: appropriations and authorizations. This is an authorization bill, which directs how federal funds should or should not be used. (It does not set overall spending limits, however, which are the subject of appropriations bills.) Authorizations are typically made for single fiscal years (October 1 through September 30 of the next year) but are often renewed in subsequent law.

Sponsor and status

Floyd Spence

Sponsor. Representative for South Carolina's 2nd congressional district. Republican.

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Last Updated: Sep 10, 1996
Length: 449 pages
Introduced
Apr 15, 1996
104th Congress (1995–1996)
Status

Enacted — Signed by the President on Sep 23, 1996

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on September 23, 1996.

Law
Pub.L. 104-201
Cosponsors

1 Cosponsor (1 Democrat)

Source

History

Apr 15, 1996
 
Introduced

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May 1, 1996
 
Ordered Reported

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May 15, 1996
 
Passed House (Senate next)

The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next.

Jul 10, 1996
 
Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)

The Senate passed the bill with changes not in the House version and sent it back to the House to approve the changes. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made.

Aug 1, 1996
 
Conference Report Agreed to by House (Senate next)

A conference committee was formed, comprising members of both the House and Senate, to resolve the differences in how each chamber passed the bill. The House approved the committee's report proposing the final form of the bill for consideration in both chambers. The Senate must also approve the conference report.

Sep 10, 1996
 
Conference Report Agreed to by Senate

The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill.

Sep 23, 1996
 
Enacted — Signed by the President

The President signed the bill and it became law.

H.R. 3230 (104th) 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 H.R. 3230. This is the one from the 104th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 104th Congress, which met from Jan 4, 1995 to Oct 4, 1996. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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