About the bill
The International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Title II of Pub.L. 95–223, 91 Stat. 1626, enacted October 28, 1977, is a United States federal law authorizing the President to regulate commerce after declaring a national emergency in response to any unusual and extraordinary threat to the United States which has a foreign source.
The H.R. 7738 legislation was passed by the United States 95th Congressional session and signed by the US President Jimmy Carter on December 28, 1977.
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Sponsor and status
95th Congress (1977–1978)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Dec 28, 1977
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on December 28, 1977.
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Last Updated: Dec 28, 1977
3 Cosponsors (2 Democrats, 1 Republican)
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History
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Jun 13, 1977
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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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Jul 12, 1977
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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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Oct 11, 1977
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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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Dec 28, 1977
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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Dec 28, 1977
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Text Published
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H.R. 7738 (95th) 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. 7738. This is the one from the 95th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 95th Congress, which met from Jan 4, 1977 to Oct 15, 1978. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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