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H.R. 2500 (116th): National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020

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To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 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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Adam Smith

Sponsor. Representative for Washington's 9th congressional district. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Aug 11, 2020
Length: 1976 pages
Introduced
May 2, 2019
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on July 12, 2019 but was never passed by the Senate. Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills.

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).

Provisions of this bill also appear in:

S. 1790: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
Enacted — Signed by the President on Dec 20, 2019. (compare text)
H.R. 2938: HAVEN Act
Enacted — Signed by the President on Aug 23, 2019. (compare text)
Cosponsors

1 Cosponsor (1 Republican)

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History

May 2, 2019
 
Introduced

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Jun 4, 2019
 
Considered by Intelligence and Special Operations

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Jun 5, 2019
 
Considered by Readiness

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Jun 12, 2019
 
Ordered Reported

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Jun 27, 2019
 
Related Bill — Passed Senate (House next)

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 1790 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 2500 (116th).
Jul 12, 2019
 
Passed House (Senate next)

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Jul 23, 2019
 
Related Bill — Passed House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2938 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 2500 (116th).
Aug 1, 2019
 
Related Bill — Passed Senate

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2938 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 2500 (116th).
Aug 23, 2019
 
Related Bill — Enacted — Signed by the President

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2938 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 2500 (116th).
Sep 17, 2019
 
Related Bill — Passed House

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 1790 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 2500 (116th).
Dec 11, 2019
 
Related Bill — Conference Report Agreed to by House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 1790 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 2500 (116th).
Dec 17, 2019
 
Related Bill — Conference Report Agreed to by Senate

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 1790 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 2500 (116th).
Dec 20, 2019
 
Related Bill — Enacted — Signed by the President

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 1790 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 2500 (116th).

H.R. 2500 (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. 2500. 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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