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H.R. 1180 (106th): Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999


To amend the Social Security Act to expand the availability of health care coverage for working individuals with disabilities, to establish a Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program in the Social Security Administration to provide such individuals with meaningful opportunities to work, and for other purposes.

Sponsor and status

Rick Lazio

Sponsor. Representative for New York's 2nd congressional district. Republican.

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Last Updated: Dec 9, 1999
Length: 92 pages
Introduced
Mar 18, 1999
106th Congress (1999–2000)
Status

Enacted — Signed by the President on Dec 17, 1999

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on December 17, 1999.

Law
Pub.L. 106-170
Cosponsors

249 Cosponsors (164 Democrats, 84 Republicans, 1 Independent)

Source

History

Mar 18, 1999
 
Introduced

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May 19, 1999
 
Ordered Reported

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Oct 19, 1999
 
Passed House (Senate next)

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

Oct 21, 1999
 
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.

Nov 18, 1999
 
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.

Nov 19, 1999
 
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.

Dec 17, 1999
 
Enacted — Signed by the President

The President signed the bill and it became law.

H.R. 1180 (106th) 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. 1180. This is the one from the 106th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 106th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 1999 to Dec 15, 2000. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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