H.R. 4546 (107^th): Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003

To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2003 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.

Overview

Introduced:

Apr 23, 2002
107^th Congress, 2001–2002

Status:

Enacted — Signed by the President on Dec 2, 2002

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on December 2, 2002.

Law:

Pub.L. 107-314

Sponsor:

Robert Stump

Representative for Arizona's 3rd congressional district

Republican

Text:

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Last Updated: Nov 19, 2002
Length: 305 pages

History

Apr 23, 2002		Introduced Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. Read Text »
May 1, 2002		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. Read Updated Text » See Changes »
May 9, 2002		Rules Change — Agreed To This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 415 (107th).
May 10, 2002		Passed House (Senate next) The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. View Vote » Read Updated Text » See Changes »
Jun 27, 2002		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.
Jun 27, 2002		Companion Bill — Passed Senate (House next) This activity took place on a related bill, S. 2514 (107th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 4546 (107th).
Jul 3, 2002		Text Published Updated bill text was published as of Passed the Senate (Engrossed) with an Amendment. Read Updated Text » See Changes »
Jul 25, 2002		Passed House with Changes (back to Senate) The House passed the bill with changes not in the Senate version and sent it back to the Senate to approve the changes. The vote was without objection so no record of individual votes was made. Read Updated Text » See Changes »
Nov 12, 2002		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. The vote was by voice vote so no record of individual votes was made.
Nov 13, 2002		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. The vote was by Voice Vote so no record of individual votes was made. Read Updated Text » See Changes »
Dec 2, 2002		Enacted — Signed by the President The President signed the bill and it became law.

H.R. 4546 (107th) 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.

This bill was introduced in the 107^th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2001 to Nov 22, 2002. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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H.R. 4546 (107th): Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003