Sponsor and status
117th Congress (2021–2023)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on June 23, 2021 but was never passed by the Senate.
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).
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Fitzgerald Passes First Bill”
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Rep. Scott Fitzgerald [R-WI5]
(Sponsor)
on Jun 23, 2021
“the daily leader: wednesday, june 23, 2021”
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Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD5]
on Jun 22, 2021
“the daily leader: tuesday, june 22, 2021”
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Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD5]
on Jun 21, 2021
History
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May 14, 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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May 18, 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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Jun 18, 2021
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Preprint (Suspension). |
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Jun 22, 2021
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Reported by House Committee on the Judiciary
A committee issued a report on the bill, which often provides helpful explanatory background on the issue addressed by the bill and the bill's intentions. |
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Jun 23, 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 special rule so no record of individual votes was made. |
H.R. 3239 (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. 3239. 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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