Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the Senate on July 23, 2020 but was never passed by the House.
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).
6 Cosponsors (5 Democrats, 1 Republican)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Grassley Praises Passage of Bill to Prevent Garnishment of Relief Payments”
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Sen. Charles “Chuck” Grassley [R-IA]
(Sponsor)
on Jul 23, 2020
“Senate Passes Scott Legislation to Prevent Garnishment of Relief Payments”
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Sen. Tim Scott [R-SC]
(Co-sponsor)
on Jul 24, 2020
History
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May 21, 2020
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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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Jul 23, 2020
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Passed Senate (House next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made. |
S. 3841 (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. 3841. 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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