Sponsor and status
112th Congress (2011–2013)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Aug 10, 2012
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on August 10, 2012.
22 Cosponsors (12 Republicans, 10 Democrats)
Incorporated legislation
This bill incorporates provisions from:
S. 3326: A bill to amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend the third-country fabric program and to add South Sudan to the list of countries eligible for designation under …
Passed Senate (House next) on Aug 2, 2012. 97% incorporated. (compare text)
History
|
Jun 21, 2012
|
|
Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
|
Aug 2, 2012
|
|
Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. The vote was by voice vote so no record of individual votes was made. |
|
Aug 2, 2012
|
|
Passed Senate
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. |
|
Aug 2, 2012
|
|
Identical Bill —
Passed Senate (House next)
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 3326 (112th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 5986 (112th). |
|
Aug 10, 2012
|
|
Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
|
H.R. 5986 (112th) 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. 5986. 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.
How to cite this information.
We recommend the following MLA-formatted citation when using the information you see here in academic work:
“H.R. 5986 — 112th Congress: To amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend the third-country fabric program and ….” www.GovTrack.us. 2012. September 21, 2023 <https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/112/hr5986>
- show another citation format:
- APA
- Blue Book
- Wikipedia Template
Where is this information from?
GovTrack automatically collects legislative information from a variety of governmental and non-governmental sources. This page is sourced primarily from Congress.gov, the official portal of the United States Congress. Congress.gov is generally updated one day after events occur, and so legislative activity shown here may be one day behind. Data via the congress project.
