Sponsor and status
110th Congress (2007–2009)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Oct 13, 2008
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on October 13, 2008.
61 Cosponsors (35 Democrats, 26 Republicans)
Incorporated legislation
This bill incorporates provisions from:
S. 3538: A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to suspend a prohibition on payments to certain farms with limited base acres for the 2008 and 2009 …
Introduced on Sep 23, 2008. 95% incorporated. (compare text)
History
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Sep 9, 2008
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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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Sep 18, 2008
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Ordered Reported
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Sep 24, 2008
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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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Sep 29, 2008
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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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Sep 29, 2008
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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. The vote was without objection so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Oct 13, 2008
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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H.R. 6849 (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. 6849. 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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