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S. 2582: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2020

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An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, 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 appropriations bill, which sets overall spending limits by agency or program, typically for a single fiscal year (October 1 through September 30 of the next year).

Sponsor and status

Photo of sponsor Shelley Capito

Shelley Capito

Sponsor. Junior Senator for West Virginia. Republican.

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Last Updated: Sep 26, 2019
Length: 70 pages
Introduced
Sep 26, 2019
Status

Ordered Reported on Sep 26, 2019

The committees assigned to this bill sent it to the House or Senate as a whole for consideration on September 26, 2019.

Prognosis
10% chance of being enacted according to Skopos Labs (details)
Source
Congress.gov

History

Sep 26, 2019
 
Introduced

Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber.

Sep 26, 2019
 
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. The Senate Committee on Appropriations issued the report which may provide insight into the purpose of the legislation.

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If this bill has further action, the following steps may occur next:
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Passed Senate

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Passed House

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Signed by the President

S. 2582 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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