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H.R. 4619: AUKUS Submarine Transfer Authorization Act

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To authorize the sale of Virginia Class submarines to Australia in support of the trilateral security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and for other purposes.

The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.

The federal budget process occurs in two stages: appropriations and authorizations. This is an authorization bill, which directs how federal funds should or should not be used. (It does not set overall spending limits, however, which are the subject of appropriations bills.) Authorizations are typically made for single fiscal years (October 1 through September 30 of the next year) but are often renewed in subsequent law.

Sponsor and status

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Bill Huizenga

Sponsor. Representative for Michigan's 4th congressional district. Republican.

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Last Updated: Jul 13, 2023
Length: 12 pages
Introduced
Jul 13, 2023
118th Congress (2023–2025)
Status

Ordered Reported on Jul 26, 2023

The committees assigned to this bill sent it to the House or Senate as a whole for consideration on July 26, 2023.

Other activity may have occurred on another bill with identical or similar provisions.

Cosponsors

26 Cosponsors (19 Republicans, 7 Democrats)

Prognosis
30% chance of being enacted (details)
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Position statements

What legislators are saying

“Weekly Column: Countering Communist China”
    — Rep. Bill Huizenga [R-MI4] (Sponsor) on Aug 21, 2023

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History

Jul 13, 2023
 
Introduced

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Jul 26, 2023
 
Ordered Reported

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H.R. 4619 is a bill in the United States Congress.

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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 4619. This is the one from the 118th Congress.

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