A bill to support revitalization and reform of the Organization of American States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor and status
113th Congress (2013–2015)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Oct 2, 2013
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on October 2, 2013.
3 Cosponsors (2 Republicans, 1 Democrat)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Tuesday September 17”
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Rep. Tom Reed [R-NY23]
on Sep 18, 2013
“La OEA No Cumple Con Los Principios De Su Carta Democrática Interamericana Y Se Necesitan Reformas Desesperadamente Para Proteger Al Contribuyente Norteamericano, dice Ros-Lehtinen”
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Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL27, 2013-2018]
on Jul 24, 2013
“The OAS Fails to Live Up To Its Inter-American Democratic Charter and Reforms are Desperately Needed to Protect American Taxpayers, Says Ros-Lehtinen”
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Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL27, 2013-2018]
on Jul 24, 2013
History
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Apr 27, 2010
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Earlier Version —
Ordered Reported
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 3087 (111th). |
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Apr 24, 2013
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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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May 14, 2013
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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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Jul 8, 2013
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Passed Senate (House next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Jul 24, 2013
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Considered by House Committee on Foreign Affairs
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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Sep 17, 2013
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Passed House with Changes (back to Senate)
The House passed the bill with changes not in the Senate version and sent it back to the Senate to approve the changes. |
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Sep 25, 2013
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Senate 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. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Oct 2, 2013
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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S. 793 (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 S. 793. 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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