To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office, and for other purposes.
Sponsor and status
115th Congress (2017–2019)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Dec 21, 2018
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on December 21, 2018.
1 Cosponsor (1 Republican)
Position statements
Incorporated legislation
This bill incorporates provisions from:
H.R. 6198: Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 2018
Passed House (Senate next) on Sep 12, 2018. 95% incorporated. (compare text)
H.R. 2825: DHS Authorization Act
Passed House (Senate next) on Jul 20, 2017. 3% incorporated. (compare text)
History
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Jul 20, 2017
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Passed House (Senate next)
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Sep 12, 2018
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Passed House (Senate next)
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Dec 3, 2018
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Introduced
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Dec 10, 2018
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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 without objection so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Dec 18, 2018
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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 Voice Vote so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Dec 21, 2018
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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H.R. 7213 (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. 7213. 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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