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H.R. 5961 (117th): To make revisions in title 5, United States Code, as necessary to keep the title current, and to make technical amendments to improve the United States Code.

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Joe Neguse

Sponsor. Representative for Colorado's 2nd congressional district. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Dec 22, 2022
Length: 167 pages
Introduced
Nov 12, 2021
117th Congress (2021–2023)
Status

Enacted — Signed by the President on Dec 27, 2022

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on December 27, 2022.

Law
Pub.L. 117-286
Source
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Position statements

What legislators are saying

“the daily leader: wednesday, december 8, 2021”
    — Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD5] on Dec 8, 2021

“the daily leader: tuesday, december 7, 2021”
    — Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD5] on Dec 7, 2021

“the weekly leader: friday, december 3, 2021”
    — Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD5] on Dec 4, 2021

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What stakeholders are saying

R Street Institute SpendingTracker.org estimates new spending due to H.R. 5961 will be negligible.

History

Nov 12, 2021
 
Introduced

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Nov 17, 2021
 
Ordered Reported

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Nov 26, 2021
 
Text Published

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Nov 30, 2021
 
Reported by House Committee on the Judiciary

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Dec 8, 2021
 
Passed House (Senate next)

The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next.

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Dec 20, 2022
 
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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Dec 27, 2022
 
Enacted — Signed by the President

The President signed the bill and it became law.

H.R. 5961 (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. 5961. 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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