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S. 2497: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018

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A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act to make improvements to certain defense and security assistance provisions and to authorize the appropriations of funds to Israel, 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 authorization bill, which directs how federal funds should or should not be used. (It does not set overall spending limits, however, which are the subject of appropriations bills.) Authorizations are typically made for single fiscal years (October 1 through September 30 of the next year) but are often renewed in subsequent law.

Sponsor and status

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Marco Rubio

Sponsor. Junior Senator for Florida. Republican.

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Last Updated: Aug 3, 2018
Length: 22 pages
Introduced:

Mar 5, 2018

Status:

Passed Senate (House next) on Aug 1, 2018

This bill passed in the Senate on August 1, 2018 and goes to the House next for consideration.

Prognosis:

63% chance of being enacted according to Skopos Labs (details)

History

Mar 5, 2018
 
Introduced

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Jun 26, 2018
 
Considered by Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.

Jul 10, 2018
 
Ordered Reported

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Aug 1, 2018
 
Passed Senate (House next)

The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next. The vote was by Voice Vote so no record of individual votes was made.

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Passed House

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Signed by the President

S. 2497 is 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.

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