Sponsor and status
116th Congress, 2019–2021
Enacted — Signed by the President on Aug 21, 2019
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on August 21, 2019.
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Morelle, schumer, gillibrand announce legislation to dedicate fairport post office to louise and bob slaughter is signed into law”
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Rep. Joseph Morelle [D-NY25]
(Sponsor)
on Aug 22, 2019
“My Votes – Week of April 1”
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Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA5]
on Apr 5, 2019
“the daily leader: tuesday, april 2, 2019”
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Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD5]
on Apr 2, 2019
History
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Dec 21, 2018
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Earlier Version —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 7293 (115th). |
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Jan 14, 2019
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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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Mar 26, 2019
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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.
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Apr 2, 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. |
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May 15, 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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May 15, 2019
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Reported by Senate Committee. |
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Jul 30, 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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Aug 21, 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. 540 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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