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H.R. 2596 (112th): Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012

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Making appropriations for Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.

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Frank Wolf

Sponsor. Representative for Virginia's 10th congressional district. Republican.

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Last Updated: Jul 20, 2011
Length: 108 pages
Introduced
Jul 20, 2011
112th Congress (2011–2013)
Status
Enacted Via Other Measures

Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.

This bill was incorporated into:

H.R. 2112: Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012
Enacted — Signed by the President on Nov 18, 2011. (compare text)
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History

Jun 16, 2011
 
Final Bill — Passed House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2112 (112th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 2596 (112th).
Jul 20, 2011
 
Introduced

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Jul 20, 2011
 
Text Published

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Nov 1, 2011
 
Final Bill — Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2112 (112th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 2596 (112th).
Nov 17, 2011
 
Final Bill — Conference Report Agreed to by House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2112 (112th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 2596 (112th).
Nov 17, 2011
 
Final Bill — Conference Report Agreed to by Senate

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2112 (112th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 2596 (112th).
Nov 18, 2011
 
Final Bill — Enacted — Signed by the President

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2112 (112th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 2596 (112th).

H.R. 2596 (112th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 2596. This is the one from the 112th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 112th Congress, which met from Jan 5, 2011 to Jan 3, 2013. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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