About the bill
What was the first legislation that Senate Republicans introduced this year?
Context
The very first bill introduced by a majority party in Congress sends an important message about what their legislative priorities are.
In the previous Congress, House Republicans’ first bill was the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act which lowered personal income and corporate tax rates, although ballooning the national deficit in the process.
In the current Congress, House Democrats’ first bill is a multipronged anti-corruption vehicle which would institute public financing campaigns, overturn the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision which removed limits on corporate donations, and require presidential candidates to publicly release their tax returns.
So, what is current Senate Republicans’ first bill?
What the bill does
The Strengthening America’s Security in the Middle East Act would institute several …
Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the Senate on February 5, 2019 but was never passed by the House. 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:
12 Cosponsors (12 Republicans)
History
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Jan 3, 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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Jan 8, 2019
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Failed Cloture in the Senate
The Senate must often vote to end debate before voting on a bill, called a cloture vote. The vote on cloture failed. This is often considered a filibuster. The Senate may try again. |
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Jan 10, 2019
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Failed Cloture in the Senate
The Senate must often vote to end debate before voting on a bill, called a cloture vote. The vote on cloture failed. This is often considered a filibuster. The Senate may try again. |
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Jan 14, 2019
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Failed Cloture in the Senate
The Senate must often vote to end debate before voting on a bill, called a cloture vote. The vote on cloture failed. This is often considered a filibuster. The Senate may try again. |
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Feb 5, 2019
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Passed Senate (House next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next. |
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Jun 27, 2019
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Related Bill —
Passed Senate (House next)
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 1790 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1 (116th). |
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Sep 17, 2019
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Passed House
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 1790 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1 (116th). |
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Dec 11, 2019
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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 S. 1 (116th). |
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Dec 17, 2019
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Conference Report Agreed to by Senate
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 1790 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1 (116th). |
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Dec 20, 2019
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Enacted — Signed by the President
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 1790 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1 (116th). |
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Sep 16, 2020
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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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S. 1 (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 S. 1. 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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