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S. 789: RESPECT Act

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A bill to repeal certain obsolete laws relating to Indians.

The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.

Sponsor and status

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Mike Rounds

Sponsor. Junior Senator for South Dakota. Republican.

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Last Updated: Mar 17, 2021
Length: 3 pages
Introduced
Mar 17, 2021
117th Congress (2021–2023)
Status

Ordered Reported on Mar 24, 2021

The committees assigned to this bill sent it to the House or Senate as a whole for consideration on March 24, 2021.

Prognosis
22% chance of being enacted according to Skopos Labs (details)
Source
Congress.gov

History

Sep 14, 2016
 
Earlier Version — Ordered Reported

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 2796 (114th).
Nov 29, 2017
 
Earlier Version — Passed Senate (House next)

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 343 (115th).
Mar 17, 2021
 
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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Mar 24, 2021
 
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.

If this bill has further action, the following steps may occur next:
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Passed Senate

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Passed House

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Signed by the President

S. 789 is 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. 789. This is the one from the 117th Congress.

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