About the bill
Sponsor and status
Nancy Pelosi
Sponsor. Representative for California's 8th congressional district. Democrat.
110th Congress (2007–2009)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Feb 13, 2008
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on February 13, 2008.
15 Cosponsors (10 Democrats, 5 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Inhofe statement on economic stimulus package”
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Sen. James “Jim” Inhofe [R-OK, 1994-2022]
on Feb 8, 2008
“Crapo: permanent pro-growth tax policy,not one-time rebates, best for the economy”
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Sen. Michael “Mike” Crapo [R-ID]
on Feb 7, 2008
“Rep. Bilirakis: Stimulus Package will Help Millions”
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Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL12]
on Jan 29, 2008
History
H.R. 5140 (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. 5140. 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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