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S. 2245 (96th): Motor Carrier Act of 1980

An act to amend subtitle IV of title 49, United States Code, to provide for more effective regulation of motor carriers of property, and for other purposes.

Sponsor and status

Introduced
Feb 1, 1980
96th Congress (1979–1980)
Status

Enacted — Signed by the President on Jul 1, 1980

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on July 1, 1980.

Law
Pub.L. 96-296
Sponsor

Howard Cannon

Senator for Nevada

Democrat

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Last Updated: Jul 1, 1980

Cosponsors

1 Cosponsor (1 Republican)

Source

History

Feb 1, 1980
 
Introduced

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Mar 24, 1980
 
Ordered Reported

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Apr 15, 1980
 
Passed Senate (House next)

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

Jun 19, 1980
 
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.

Jun 20, 1980
 
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.

Jul 1, 1980
 
Enacted — Signed by the President

The President signed the bill and it became law.

S. 2245 (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. 2245. 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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