Sponsor and status
94th Congress (1975–1976)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Oct 18, 1976
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on October 18, 1976.
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Last Updated: Oct 18, 1976
1 Cosponsor (1 Republican)
History
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May 6, 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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Dec 18, 1975
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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.
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Dec 19, 1975
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Passed Senate (House next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next.
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Oct 1, 1976
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Passed House
The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. |
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Oct 18, 1976
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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S. 1659 (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 S. 1659. 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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