A bill to amend the Act of August 25, 1958, commonly known as the "Former Presidents Act of 1958", with respect to the monetary allowance payable to a former President, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
115th Congress (2017–2019)
This bill was introduced on October 4, 2017, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
H.R. 3739
(same title)
Passed House (Senate next) — Nov 13, 2017
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History
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Feb 10, 2016
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Earlier Version —
Ordered Reported
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 1411 (114th). |
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Sep 12, 2017
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Introduced
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Oct 4, 2017
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Ordered Reported
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Nov 13, 2017
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Companion Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 3739 (115th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1791 (115th). |
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Feb 26, 2018
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Reported by Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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. |
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May 15, 2019
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Reintroduced Bill —
Ordered Reported
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 580 (116th). |
S. 1791 (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 S. 1791. 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 enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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