A bill to authorize in the Energy Research and Development Administration a Federal program of research, development, and demonstration designed to promote electric vehicle technologies and to demonstrate the commercial feasibility of electric vehicles.
Sponsor and status
94th Congress, 1975–1976
Enacted — Veto Overridden on Sep 17, 1976
This bill was enacted after a congressional override of the President's veto on September 17, 1976.
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Last Updated: Sep 17, 1976
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Jul 22, 1975
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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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Sep 5, 1975
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next.
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Sep 5, 1975
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Rules Change —
Agreed To
This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 694 (94th). |
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Jun 14, 1976
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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.
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Sep 13, 1976
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Vetoed
The President vetoed the bill. Congress may attempt to override the veto.
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Sep 17, 1976
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Enacted — Veto Overridden
Congress overrode the veto of the President. The bill became law.
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Sep 17, 1976
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Passed Congress. |
H.R. 8800 (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.
This bill was introduced in the 94th Congress, which met from Jan 14, 1975 to Oct 1, 1976. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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