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H.R. 4194 (113th): Government Reports Elimination Act of 2014

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To provide for the elimination or modification of Federal reporting requirements.

Sponsor and status

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Darrell Issa

Sponsor. Representative for California's 49th congressional district. Republican.

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Last Updated: Nov 13, 2014
Length: 11 pages
Introduced
Mar 11, 2014
113th Congress (2013–2015)
Status

Enacted — Signed by the President on Nov 26, 2014

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on November 26, 2014.

Law
Pub.L. 113-188
Cosponsors

2 Cosponsors (1 Republican, 1 Democrat)

Source
Congress.gov

Position statements

What legislators are saying

“Reps. Connolly, Issa and Senators Warner and Ayotte Applaud House Vote to Eliminate or Modify 50 Unnecessary Federal Reports”
    — Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA11] (Co-sponsor) on Nov 13, 2014

“Woodall, Issa, Connolly Praise Passage of Government Reports Elimination Act”
    — Rep. Rob Woodall [R-GA7, 2011-2020] (Co-sponsor) on Apr 29, 2014

“Congress Passes Bipartisan Bill to Eliminate Unused and Outdated Government Reports”
    — Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE] on Nov 13, 2014

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History

Mar 11, 2014
 
Introduced

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Mar 12, 2014
 
Ordered Reported

A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee.

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Apr 28, 2014
 
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.

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Jun 25, 2014
 
Considered by Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.

Jul 31, 2014
 
Text Published

Updated bill text was published as of Reported by Senate Committee.

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Sep 16, 2014
 
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. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made.

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Nov 12, 2014
 
House Agreed to Changes

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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Nov 26, 2014
 
Enacted — Signed by the President

The President signed the bill and it became law.

H.R. 4194 (113th) 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. 4194. This is the one from the 113th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 113th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2013 to Jan 2, 2015. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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