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H.R. 1016 (111th): Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009

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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide advance appropriations authority for certain accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Sponsor and status

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Bob Filner

Sponsor. Representative for California's 51st congressional district. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Aug 24, 2010
Length: 3 pages
Introduced
Feb 12, 2009
111th Congress (2009–2010)
Status

Enacted — Signed by the President on Oct 22, 2009

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on October 22, 2009.

Law
Pub.L. 111-81
Cosponsors

125 Cosponsors (104 Democrats, 21 Republicans)

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History

Feb 12, 2009
 
Introduced

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Jun 10, 2009
 
Ordered Reported

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Jun 23, 2009
 
Passed House (Senate next)

The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next.

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Aug 6, 2009
 
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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Oct 7, 2009
 
Text Published

Updated bill text was published as of Passed the House with an Amendment.

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Oct 13, 2009
 
Senate 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 by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made.

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Oct 22, 2009
 
Enacted — Signed by the President

The President signed the bill and it became law.

H.R. 1016 (111th) 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. 1016. This is the one from the 111th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 111th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2009 to Dec 22, 2010. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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