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S. 811 (108th): American Dream Downpayment Act

A bill to support certain housing proposals in the fiscal year 2003 budget for the Federal Government, including the downpayment assistance initiative under the HOME Investment Partnership Act, and for other purposes.

Sponsor and status

Wayne Allard

Sponsor. Senator for Colorado. Republican.

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Last Updated: Dec 8, 2003
Length: 14 pages
Introduced
Apr 8, 2003
108th Congress (2003–2004)
Status

Enacted — Signed by the President on Dec 16, 2003

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on December 16, 2003.

Law
Pub.L. 108-186
Cosponsors

9 Cosponsors (9 Republicans)

Source

History

Apr 8, 2003
 
Introduced

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

Oct 15, 2003
 
Ordered Reported

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Nov 24, 2003
 
Passed Senate (House next)

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

Dec 8, 2003
 
Passed House

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 without objection so no record of individual votes was made.

Dec 16, 2003
 
Enacted — Signed by the President

The President signed the bill and it became law.

S. 811 (108th) 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 S. 811. This is the one from the 108th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 108th Congress, which met from Jan 7, 2003 to Dec 9, 2004. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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