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H.R. 5631 (109^th): Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007

Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes.

The federal budget process occurs in two stages: appropriations and authorizations. This is an appropriations bill, which sets overall spending limits by agency or program. (Authorizations direct how federal funds should or should not be used.) Appropriations are typically made for single fiscal years (October 1 through September 30 of the next year).

Overview

Introduced:

Jun 16, 2006
109^th Congress, 2005–2006

Status:

Enacted — Signed by the President on Sep 29, 2006

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on September 29, 2006.

Law:

Pub.L. 109-289

Sponsor:

W. Bill Young

Representative for Florida's 10th congressional district

Republican

Text:

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Last Updated: Oct 1, 2006
Length: 60 pages

History

Jun 16, 2006		Introduced Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber.
Jun 16, 2006		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 Text »
Jun 20, 2006		Rules Change — Agreed To This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 877 (109th).
Jun 20, 2006		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 »
Jul 25, 2006		Text Published Updated bill text was published as of Reported by Senate Committee. Read Updated Text » See Changes »
Sep 7, 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. View Vote »
Sep 7, 2006		Text Published Updated bill text was published as of Public Print. Read Updated Text » See Changes »
Sep 9, 2006		Text Published Updated bill text was published as of Passed the Senate with an Amendment. Read Updated Text » See Changes »
Sep 26, 2006		Rules Change — Agreed To This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 1037 (109th).
Sep 26, 2006		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. View Vote »
Sep 29, 2006		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. View Vote » Read Updated Text » See Changes »
Sep 29, 2006		Enacted — Signed by the President The President signed the bill and it became law.

H.R. 5631 (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.

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

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H.R. 5631 (109th): Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007