H.R. 2918 (111^th): Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010

The federal budget process occurs in two stages: appropriations and authorizations. This is an appropriations bill, which sets overall spending limits by agency or program. (Authorizations direct how federal funds should or should not be used.) Appropriations are typically made for single fiscal years (October 1 through September 30 of the next year).

Introduced:

Jun 17, 2009
111^th Congress, 2009–2010

Status:

Enacted — Signed by the President on Oct 1, 2009

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on October 1, 2009.

Law:

Pub.L. 111-68

Sponsor:

Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Representative for Florida's 20th congressional district

Democrat

Text:

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Last Updated: Aug 25, 2010
Length: 31 pages

About the bill

Full Title

Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.

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History

Jun 17, 2009		Introduced This is the first step in the legislative process.
Jun 17, 2009		Reported by Committee A committee has issued a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee. Read Text »
Jun 19, 2009		Rules Change — Agreed To This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 559 (111th).
Jun 19, 2009		Passed House The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. View Vote » Read Text » See Changes »
Jul 6, 2009		Passed Senate with Changes The Senate passed the bill with changes not in the House version and sent it back to the House to approve the changes. View Vote » Read Text » See Changes »
Jul 6, 2009		Text Published Updated bill text was published as of Public Print. Read Text » See Changes »
Sep 25, 2009		Rules Change — Agreed To This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 772 (111th).
Sep 25, 2009		Conference Report Agreed to by House A conference committee was formed, comprising members of both the House and Senate, to resolve the differences in how each chamber passed the bill. The House approved the committee's report proposing the final form of the bill for consideration in both chambers. The Senate must also approve the conference report. View Vote »
Sep 30, 2009		Conference Report Agreed to by Senate The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. View Vote » Read Text » See Changes »
Oct 1, 2009		Enacted — Signed by the President The President signed the bill and it became law.

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H.R. 2918 (111th): Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010

About the bill

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H.R. 2918 (111^th): Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010