About the bill
Sponsor and status
Charles “Charlie” Rangel
Sponsor. Representative for New York's 15th congressional district. Democrat.
- Introduced:
Oct 30, 2007
110th Congress, 2007–2009- Status:
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Died in a previous Congress
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress but was killed due to a failed vote for cloture, under a fast-track vote called "suspension", or while resolving differences on September 29, 2008.
History
Oct 30, 2007
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Introduced
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Nov 1, 2007
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Ordered Reported
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Nov 6, 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. |
Dec 12, 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. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made.
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Dec 13, 2007
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Passed the Senate with an Amendment. |
Dec 18, 2007
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Bill Causing Indirect Action —
Agreed To
This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 884 (110th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 3997 (110th). |
Dec 19, 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. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made.
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Dec 19, 2007
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Passed the House with an Amendment. |
Dec 20, 2007
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Passed the Senate with an Amendment 2. |
Sep 29, 2008
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Rules Change —
Agreed To
This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 1517 (110th). |
Sep 29, 2008
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Failed to Resolve Differences
The House or Senate did not approve of changes to the bill made in the other chamber. They can try again. |
H.R. 3997 (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.
This bill was introduced in the 110th Congress, which met from Jan 4, 2007 to Jan 3, 2009. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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