Sponsor and status
109th Congress (2005–2006)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Dec 18, 2006
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on December 18, 2006.
28 Cosponsors (19 Democrats, 9 Republicans)
History
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Jul 27, 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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Jul 27, 2006
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Passed the House. |
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Sep 21, 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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Sep 25, 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. The vote was by voice vote so no record of individual votes was made.
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Dec 6, 2006
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Passed 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 Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Dec 18, 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. 5923 (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. 5923. 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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