Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
Sponsor and status
110th Congress (2007–2009)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Sep 30, 2008
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on September 30, 2008.
Position statements
Statement of Administration Policy
President George Bush [R, 2001-2009]: H.R. 2638 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008 (Jun 12, 2007)
What legislators are saying
“Price Efforts Extend Life-Saving Visas to Crime Victims”
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Rep. David Price [D-NC4]
(Sponsor)
on Sep 6, 2007
“Crapo: Congress Failed To Do Its Job”
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Sen. Michael “Mike” Crapo [R-ID]
on Sep 27, 2008
“senator Cardin says maryland and our national economy will benefit from uninterrupted government operations”
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Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]
on Sep 29, 2008
History
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Jun 8, 2007
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Introduced
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Jun 8, 2007
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Ordered Reported
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Jun 12, 2007
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Rules Change —
Agreed To
This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 473 (110th). |
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Jun 15, 2007
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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 26, 2007
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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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Jul 26, 2007
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Public Print. |
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Aug 2, 2007
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Passed the Senate with an Amendment. |
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Sep 27, 2008
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Senate Agreed to Changes
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Sep 30, 2008
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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Oct 3, 2008
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Passed the House with an Amendment. |
H.R. 2638 (110th) 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. 2638. This is the one from the 110th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 110th Congress, which met from Jan 4, 2007 to Jan 3, 2009. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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