A bill to establish the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge.
Sponsor and status
93rd Congress (1973–1974)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Aug 30, 1974
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on August 30, 1974.
Read Text »
Last Updated: Aug 30, 1974
8 Cosponsors (6 Republicans, 2 Democrats)
History
|
Feb 5, 1973
|
|
Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber.
|
|
Jun 5, 1973
|
|
Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next.
|
|
Aug 1, 1974
|
|
Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
The Senate passed the bill with changes not in the House version and sent it back to the House to approve the changes.
|
|
Aug 19, 1974
|
|
House Agreed to Changes
The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. |
|
Aug 30, 1974
|
|
Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
|
H.R. 3620 (93rd) 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. 3620. This is the one from the 93rd Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 93rd Congress, which met from Jan 3, 1973 to Dec 20, 1974. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
How to cite this information.
We recommend the following MLA-formatted citation when using the information you see here in academic work:
“H.R. 3620 — 93rd Congress: Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Act.” www.GovTrack.us. 1973. June 3, 2023 <https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/93/hr3620>
- show another citation format:
- APA
- Blue Book
- Wikipedia Template
Where is this information from?
GovTrack automatically collects legislative information from a variety of governmental and non-governmental sources. This page is sourced primarily from Congress.gov, the official portal of the United States Congress. Congress.gov is generally updated one day after events occur, and so legislative activity shown here may be one day behind. Data via the congress project.
