Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
This bill was introduced on September 29, 2020, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote. 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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10 Cosponsors (10 Democrats)
Position statements
Statement of Administration Policy
President Donald Trump [R, 2017-2021]: H.R. 8406 – The HEROES Act (Oct 1, 2020)
What legislators are saying
“Rep. Spano Votes ‘NO’ on $2.2 Trillion Spending Bill”
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Rep. Ross Spano [R-FL15, 2019-2020]
on Oct 1, 2020
“McAdams votes against partisan COVID measure”
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Rep. Ben McAdams [D-UT4, 2019-2020]
on Oct 1, 2020
“THIS WEEK IN CONGRESS - October 02, 2020”
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Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]
on Oct 5, 2020
History
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Sep 29, 2020
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Introduced
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Oct 2, 2020
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Passed House (Senate next)
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Nov 12, 2020
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Passed Senate
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Dec 4, 2020
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Enacted — Signed by the President
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H.R. 8406 (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. 8406. 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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