Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on May 15, 2020 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).
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11 Cosponsors (11 Democrats)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Velazquez Leads NYC Members in Calling for Higher Education Funding from Senate”
—
Rep. Nydia Velázquez [D-NY7]
(Co-sponsor)
on Aug 26, 2020
“Tillis Asks CBO to Determine How Much Money Nancy Pelosi’s Giveaway to Illegal Immigrants Will Cost American Taxpayers”
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Sen. Thom Tillis [R-NC]
on Oct 2, 2020
“Rep. Austin Scott Votes for Extended COVID-19 Relief for Small Businesses, Georgia Families”
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Rep. Austin Scott [R-GA8]
on Dec 21, 2020
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What stakeholders are saying
History
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Nov 12, 2019
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Jan 16, 2020
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May 12, 2020
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Introduced
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May 12, 2020
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Text Published
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May 13, 2020
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Passed Senate (House next)
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May 15, 2020
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Passed House (Senate next)
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May 28, 2020
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Jun 4, 2020
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Jun 8, 2020
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Jun 10, 2020
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Jun 10, 2020
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Considered by Housing and Insurance
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Jun 30, 2020
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Considered by House Committee on Financial Services
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Jul 2, 2020
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Jul 20, 2020
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Jul 23, 2020
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Considered by House Committee on Financial Services
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Aug 14, 2020
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Sep 10, 2020
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Considered by House Committee on Financial Services
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Sep 16, 2020
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Considered by House Committee on Financial Services
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Sep 21, 2020
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Sep 21, 2020
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Sep 22, 2020
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Considered by House Committee on Financial Services
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Oct 17, 2020
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Dec 8, 2020
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Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
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Dec 10, 2020
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House Agreed to Changes
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Dec 15, 2020
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Jan 5, 2021
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Jan 5, 2021
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Enacted — Signed by the President
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H.R. 6800 (116th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 6800. 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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