A bill to revise section 48 of title 18, United States Code, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
115th Congress (2017–2019)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the Senate on December 14, 2017 but was never passed by the House.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
36 Cosponsors (32 Democrats, 3 Republicans, 1 Independent)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Sen. Coons releases written questions for Judge Kavanaugh”
—
Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]
(Co-sponsor)
on Sep 12, 2018
History
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Dec 10, 2016
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Earlier Version —
Passed Senate (House next)
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 1831 (114th). |
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Mar 15, 2017
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
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Dec 14, 2017
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Passed Senate (House next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Feb 13, 2019
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Reintroduced Bill —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 479 (116th). |
S. 654 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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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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