Sponsor and status
115th Congress (2017–2019)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on July 11, 2017 but was never passed by the Senate.
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Rep. Jenkins' Bill Passes the House”
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Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS2, 2009-2018]
(Sponsor)
on Jul 11, 2017
“THE WEEK AHEAD: The U.S. House of Representatives for the week of July 10, 2017”
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Rep. David Young [R-IA3, 2015-2018]
on Jul 11, 2017
“Rep. Jenkins' Legislation Heads to the House Floor”
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Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS2, 2009-2018]
(Sponsor)
on Jun 27, 2017
History
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Mar 15, 2017
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Introduced
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Jun 22, 2017
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Considered by House Committee on Natural Resources
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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Jun 27, 2017
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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 11, 2017
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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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Jul 11, 2017
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Reported by House Committee on Natural Resources
A committee issued a report on the bill, which often provides helpful explanatory background on the issue addressed by the bill and the bill's intentions. |
H.R. 1541 (115th) 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. 1541. This is the one from the 115th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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