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H.R. 12203 (94th): Foreign Assistance and Related Programs Appropriations Act


An Act making appropriations for Foreign Assistance and related programs for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976, and the period ending September 30, 1976, and for other purposes.

The federal budget process occurs in two stages: appropriations and authorizations. This is an appropriations bill, which sets overall spending limits by agency or program, typically for a single fiscal year (October 1 through September 30 of the next year).

Sponsor and status

Introduced
Mar 1, 1976
94th Congress (1975–1976)
Status

Enacted — Signed by the President on Jun 30, 1976

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on June 30, 1976.

Law
Pub.L. 94-330
Sponsor

Otto Passman

Representative for Louisiana's 5th congressional district

Democrat

Text

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Last Updated: Jun 30, 1976

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History

Mar 1, 1976
 
Introduced

Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber.

Mar 4, 1976
 
Passed House (Senate next)

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

Mar 23, 1976
 
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.

Jun 30, 1976
 
Enacted — Signed by the President

The President signed the bill and it became law.

Jun 30, 1976
 
Text Published

Updated bill text was published as of Passed Congress.

H.R. 12203 (94th) 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. 12203. This is the one from the 94th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 94th Congress, which met from Jan 14, 1975 to Oct 1, 1976. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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