A bill to extend authorization for the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 through fiscal year 2090, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
Kirsten Gillibrand
Sponsor. Junior Senator for New York. Democrat.
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.
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Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Cardin Statement on the Senate Passage of the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Act”
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Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]
(Co-sponsor)
on Jul 24, 2019
“Rubio Applauds Senate Vote to Make Permanent the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund”
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Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]
(Co-sponsor)
on Jul 23, 2019
“Maloney, Schumer, Nadler, and NYC Advocates Celebrate House Passage of the Never Forget the Heroes Act and Call on Senate to Pass Bill Quickly”
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Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY12]
on Jul 15, 2019
History
Oct 11, 2018
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 3591 (115th). |
Feb 25, 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. |
Jul 12, 2019
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Final Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1327 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 546 (116th). |
Jul 23, 2019
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Final Bill —
Passed Senate
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1327 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 546 (116th). |
Jul 29, 2019
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Final Bill —
Enacted — Signed by the President
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1327 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 546 (116th). |
S. 546 (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. 546. 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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