H.R. 1424 (110^th): Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007

Introduced:

Mar 9, 2007
110^th Congress, 2007–2009

Status:

Enacted — Signed by the President on Oct 3, 2008

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on October 3, 2008.

Law:

Pub.L. 110-343

Sponsor:

Patrick Kennedy

Representative for Rhode Island's 1st congressional district

Democrat

Text:

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Last Updated: Oct 3, 2008
Length: 169 pages

About the bill

Full Title

A bill to provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and insure certain types of troubled assets for the purposes of providing stability to and preventing disruption in the economy and financial system and protecting taxpayers, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes.

Summary

This is the Senate's October 2008 Economic Stimulus Relief Bill. This bill was originally introduced in March 2007 and passed the House as the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008. In October 2008, it was co-opted as the so-called "vehicle" to pass the relief bill with an amendment that rewrites the whole bill. The House's initial vehicle was ...

History

Mar 9, 2007		Introduced This is the first step in the legislative process. Read Text »
Jul 18, 2007		Reported by Committee A committee has issued 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 » See Changes »
Mar 5, 2008		Rules Change — Agreed To This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 1014 (110th).
Mar 5, 2008		Passed House The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. View Vote » Read Text » See Changes »
Oct 1, 2008		Passed Senate with Changes 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 »
Oct 2, 2008		Text Published Updated bill text was published as of Passed the Senate (Engrossed) with an Amendment. Read Text » See Changes »
Oct 3, 2008		Rules Change — Agreed To This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 1525 (110th).
Oct 3, 2008		House Agreed to Changes 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 Text » See Changes »
Oct 3, 2008		Enacted — Signed by the President The President signed the bill and it became law.

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