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H.R. 3127 (109th): Darfur Peace and Accountability Act of 2006

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To impose sanctions against individuals responsible for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, to support measures for the protection of civilians and humanitarian operations, and to support peace efforts in the Darfur region of Sudan, and for other purposes.

Sponsor and status

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Henry Hyde

Sponsor. Representative for Illinois's 6th congressional district. Republican.

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Last Updated: Sep 27, 2006
Length: 13 pages
Introduced
Jun 30, 2005
109th Congress (2005–2006)
Status

Enacted — Signed by the President on Oct 13, 2006

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on October 13, 2006.

Law
Pub.L. 109-344
Cosponsors

162 Cosponsors (113 Democrats, 49 Republicans)

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History

Jun 30, 2005
 
Introduced

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Mar 8, 2006
 
Ordered Reported

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Apr 5, 2006
 
Passed House (Senate next)

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Sep 21, 2006
 
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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Sep 25, 2006
 
House Agreed to Changes

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Oct 13, 2006
 
Enacted — Signed by the President

The President signed the bill and it became law.

H.R. 3127 (109th) 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. 3127. This is the one from the 109th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 109th Congress, which met from Jan 4, 2005 to Dec 9, 2006. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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