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H.R. 5640 (106th): American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act of 2000


To expand homeownership in the United States, and for other purposes.

Sponsor and status

James A. “Jim” Leach

Sponsor. Representative for Iowa's 1st congressional district. Republican.

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Last Updated: Dec 15, 2000
Length: 94 pages
Introduced
Dec 5, 2000
106th Congress (1999–2000)
Status

Enacted — Signed by the President on Dec 27, 2000

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on December 27, 2000.

Law
Pub.L. 106-569
Cosponsors

1 Cosponsor (1 Democrat)

Source

History

Dec 5, 2000
 
Introduced

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

Dec 5, 2000
 
Passed House (Senate next)

The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. The vote was by voice vote so no record of individual votes was made.

Dec 7, 2000
 
Passed Senate

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 Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made.

Dec 27, 2000
 
Enacted — Signed by the President

The President signed the bill and it became law.

H.R. 5640 (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. 5640. 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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