S. 504: APEC Business Travel Cards Reauthorization Act of 2017

A bill to permanently authorize the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Card Program.

The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.

The federal budget process occurs in two stages: appropriations, which set overall spending limits by agency or program, and authorizations, which direct how federal funds should (or should not) be used. Appropriation and authorization provisions are typically made for single fiscal years. A reauthorization bill like this one renews the authorizations of an expiring law.

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Overview

Introduced:

Mar 2, 2017

Status:

Ordered Reported on May 17, 2017

The committees assigned to this bill sent it to the House or Senate as a whole for consideration on May 17, 2017.

Sponsor:

Mazie Hirono

Junior Senator from Hawaii

Democrat

Text:

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Last Updated: Aug 1, 2017
Length: 4 pages

Prognosis:

23% chance of being enacted according to Skopos Labs (details)

History

Mar 2, 2017		Introduced Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. Read Text »
May 17, 2017		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. Read Updated Text » See Changes »
May 17, 2017		Considered by Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
Aug 1, 2017		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. Read Report »
Pending		Passed Senate (House next)
Pending		Passed House
Pending		Signed by the President

S. 504 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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