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S. 3455 (111th): Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011

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An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2011 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.

The federal budget process occurs in two stages: appropriations and authorizations. This is an authorization bill, which directs how federal funds should or should not be used. (It does not set overall spending limits, however, which are the subject of appropriations bills.) Authorizations are typically made for single fiscal years (October 1 through September 30 of the next year) but are often renewed in subsequent law.

Sponsor and status

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Carl Levin

Sponsor. Senator for Michigan. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Jun 4, 2010
Length: 704 pages
Introduced
Jun 4, 2010
111th Congress (2009–2010)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced on June 4, 2010, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote. Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills.

Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).

Provisions of this bill also appear in:

H.R. 6523: Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011
Enacted — Signed by the President on Jan 7, 2011. (compare text)
H.R. 2965: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act of 2010
Enacted — Signed by the President on Dec 22, 2010. (compare text)
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History

Jul 8, 2009
 
Related Bill — Passed House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2965 (111th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 3455 (111th).
Jul 13, 2009
 
Related Bill — Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2965 (111th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 3455 (111th).
Jun 4, 2010
 
Introduced

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Jun 4, 2010
 
Ordered Reported

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Dec 17, 2010
 
Related Bill — Passed House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 6523 (111th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 3455 (111th).
Dec 18, 2010
 
Related Bill — Senate Agreed to Changes

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2965 (111th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 3455 (111th).
Dec 22, 2010
 
Related Bill — Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 6523 (111th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 3455 (111th).
Dec 22, 2010
 
Related Bill — Enacted — Signed by the President

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2965 (111th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 3455 (111th).
Dec 22, 2010
 
Related Bill — House Agreed to Changes

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 6523 (111th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 3455 (111th).
Jan 7, 2011
 
Related Bill — Enacted — Signed by the President

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 6523 (111th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 3455 (111th).

S. 3455 (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 S. 3455. 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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