Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Dec 13, 2019
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on December 13, 2019.
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“President Trump Signs Delegations Bill Naming Missoula Post Office After Jeannette Rankin”
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Rep. Greg Gianforte [R-MT, 2017-2020]
(Sponsor)
on Dec 19, 2019
“the daily leader: wednesday, october 16, 2019”
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Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD5]
on Oct 15, 2019
“Daines, Tester, Gianforte Bill Honoring Jeannette Rankin Heads to President’s Desk”
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Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT]
on Nov 22, 2019
Incorporated legislation
This bill incorporates provisions from:
S. 953: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1100 West Kent Avenue in Missoula, Montana, as the “Jeannette Rankin Post Office Building”.
Introduced on Mar 28, 2019. 100% incorporated. (compare text)
History
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Mar 28, 2019
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Introduced
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Jul 25, 2019
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Considered by House Committee on Oversight and Accountability
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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Oct 16, 2019
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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 by voice vote so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Nov 6, 2019
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Considered by Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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Nov 7, 2019
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Reported by Senate Committee. |
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Nov 21, 2019
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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 Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Dec 13, 2019
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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H.R. 1972 (116th) 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. 1972. This is the one from the 116th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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