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H.R. 1986: Effective Prosecution of Possession of Biological Toxins and Agents Act of 2019

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To amend section 175b of title 18, United States Code, to correct a scrivener's error.

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Sponsor and status

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John Ratcliffe

Sponsor. Representative for Texas's 4th congressional district. Republican.

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Last Updated: Jul 9, 2019
Length: 6 pages
Introduced
Mar 28, 2019
Status

Enacted Via Other Measures

Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted, so there will not likely be further activity on this bill.

This bill was enacted as:

S. 744: Effective Prosecution of Possession of Biological Toxins and Agents Act of 2019
Enacted — Signed by the President on Jul 25, 2019. (compare text)
Prognosis
3% chance of being enacted according to Skopos Labs (details)
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Position statements

What legislators are saying

“House Judiciary Committee approves Ratcliffe, Rice bill to punish possession of deadly substances”
    — Rep. John Ratcliffe [R-TX4] (Sponsor) on Jun 12, 2019

“Chairman Nadler Statement for Markup of H.R. 1986, the Effective Prosecution of Biological Toxins and Agents Act”
    — Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY10] on Jun 12, 2019

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What stakeholders are saying

Institute for Spending Reform SpendingTracker.org estimates new spending due to H.R. 1986 will be negligible.

History

Dec 17, 2018
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 7326 (115th).
Mar 28, 2019
 
Introduced

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May 16, 2019
 
Identical Bill — Passed Senate (House next)

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 744, possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 1986.
Jun 12, 2019
 
Ordered Reported

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Jul 10, 2019
 
Identical Bill — Passed House

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 744, possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 1986.
Jul 25, 2019
 
Identical Bill — Enacted — Signed by the President

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 744, possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 1986.

H.R. 1986 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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