Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes.
Sponsor and status
109th Congress (2005–2006)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Sep 29, 2006
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on September 29, 2006.
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Cantwell Urges Final Approval of $275 Million in Emergency Funds to Fight Forest Fires”
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Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]
on Sep 21, 2006
“Inhofe directs over $45 million to”
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Sen. James “Jim” Inhofe [R-OK]
on Oct 29, 2006
“Cornyn Introduces $3.9 Billion Emergency Border Security Measure”
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Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]
on Aug 2, 2006
History
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Jun 16, 2006
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber.
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Jun 16, 2006
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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. |
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Jun 20, 2006
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Rules Change —
Agreed To
This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 877 (109th). |
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Jun 20, 2006
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. |
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Jul 25, 2006
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Reported by Senate Committee. |
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Sep 7, 2006
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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. |
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Sep 7, 2006
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Public Print. |
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Sep 9, 2006
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Passed the Senate with an Amendment. |
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Sep 26, 2006
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Rules Change —
Agreed To
This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 1037 (109th). |
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Sep 26, 2006
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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. |
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Sep 29, 2006
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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. |
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Sep 29, 2006
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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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.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 5631. 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 enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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