Sponsor and status
96th Congress (1979–1980)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Mar 3, 1980
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on March 3, 1980.
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Last Updated: Mar 3, 1980
History
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Sep 25, 1978
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Earlier Version —
Passed Senate (House next)
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 3169 (95th). |
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Jan 25, 1979
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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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Apr 24, 1979
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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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Apr 26, 1979
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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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Nov 27, 1979
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Passed House with Changes (back to Senate)
The House passed the bill with changes not in the Senate version and sent it back to the Senate to approve the changes.
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Feb 21, 1980
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Senate Agreed to Changes
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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Mar 3, 1980
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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S. 214 (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 S. 214. 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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