Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
Sponsor and status
111th Congress (2009–2010)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Oct 30, 2009
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on October 30, 2009.
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Sarbanes secures increased funding for the chesapeake bay”
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Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD3]
on Dec 10, 2009
“—Interior Appropriations Conferene Report Now Inles $. Million in Tehnial Assistane for Amerian Samoa Tsnami Relief”
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Rep. Eni Faleomavaega [D-AS, 1989-2014]
on Oct 28, 2009
“Sarbanes supports chesapeake bay funding”
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Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD3]
on Oct 29, 2009
History
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Jun 23, 2009
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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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Jun 23, 2009
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Reported by House Committee. |
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Jun 25, 2009
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Rules Change —
Agreed To
This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 578 (111th). |
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Jun 26, 2009
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. |
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Jul 7, 2009
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Reported by Senate Committee. |
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Sep 24, 2009
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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. |
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Sep 24, 2009
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Public Print. |
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Oct 29, 2009
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Conference Report Agreed to by House (Senate next)
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. |
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Oct 29, 2009
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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. |
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Oct 29, 2009
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Rules Change —
Agreed To
This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 876 (111th). |
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Oct 30, 2009
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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H.R. 2996 (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. 2996. 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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