Sponsor and status
117th Congress (2021–2023)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Jun 23, 2022
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on June 23, 2022.
52 Cosponsors (41 Democrats, 11 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“the daily leader: wednesday, october 20, 2021”
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Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD5]
on Oct 19, 2021
“the weekly leader: friday, october 15, 2021”
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Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD5]
on Oct 15, 2021
History
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Jan 29, 2020
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 5711 (116th). |
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Feb 18, 2021
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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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Apr 14, 2021
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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.
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Oct 15, 2021
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Preprint (Suspension). |
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Oct 20, 2021
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. The vote was by voice vote so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Dec 15, 2021
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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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Dec 16, 2021
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Reported by Senate Committee. |
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May 25, 2022
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Passed Senate
The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Jun 23, 2022
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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H.R. 1170 (117th) 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. 1170. This is the one from the 117th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 117th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2021 to Jan 3, 2023. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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