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H.R. 7592 (96th): Military Construction Appropriation Act, 1981

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A bill making appropriations for military construction for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30,1981, 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
Jun 17, 1980
96th Congress (1979–1980)
Status

Enacted — Signed by the President on Oct 13, 1980

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on October 13, 1980.

Law
Pub.L. 96-436
Sponsor

Koln McKay

Representative for Utah's 1st congressional district

Democrat

Text

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Last Updated: Oct 13, 1980

Source
Congress.gov
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History

Jun 17, 1980
 
Introduced

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

Jun 27, 1980
 
Passed House (Senate next)

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

Jun 27, 1980
 
Rules Change — Agreed To

This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 720 (96th).
Sep 17, 1980
 
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.

Oct 13, 1980
 
Enacted — Signed by the President

The President signed the bill and it became law.

Oct 13, 1980
 
Text Published

Updated bill text was published as of Passed Congress.

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H.R. 7592 (96th) 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. 7592. This is the one from the 96th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 96th Congress, which met from Jan 15, 1979 to Dec 16, 1980. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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