About the bill
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Sponsor and status
105th Congress (1997–1998)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Oct 21, 1998
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on October 21, 1998.
History
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Jul 22, 1998
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Ordered Reported
A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee. |
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Jul 24, 1998
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber.
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Jul 24, 1998
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Alternative Bill —
Passed Senate (House next)
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 2307 (105th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 4328 (105th). |
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Jul 29, 1998
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Rules Change —
Agreed To
This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 510 (105th). |
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Jul 30, 1998
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. |
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Jul 30, 1998
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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. |
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Jul 30, 1998
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Public Print. |
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Oct 20, 1998
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Rules Change —
Agreed To
This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 605 (105th). |
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Oct 20, 1998
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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. |
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Oct 21, 1998
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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. |
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Oct 21, 1998
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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H.R. 4328 (105th) 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. 4328. This is the one from the 105th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 105th Congress, which met from Jan 7, 1997 to Dec 19, 1998. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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