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H.R. 5055 (114th): Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017

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Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, 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 appropriations bill, which sets overall spending limits by agency or program, typically for a single fiscal year (October 1 through September 30 of the next year).

Sponsor and status

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Michael “Mike” Simpson

Sponsor. Representative for Idaho's 2nd congressional district. Republican.

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Last Updated: Apr 26, 2016
Length: 82 pages
Introduced
Apr 26, 2016
114th Congress (2015–2017)
Status

Failed House on May 26, 2016

This bill failed in the House on May 26, 2016.

Other activity may have occurred on another bill with identical or similar provisions.

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History

Apr 26, 2016
 
Introduced

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Apr 26, 2016
 
Reported by House Committee on Appropriations

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May 26, 2016
 
Failed House

A vote on the bill failed in the House. The bill is now dead.

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H.R. 5055 (114th) 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. 5055. This is the one from the 114th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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