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S. 443 (96th): A bill to amend the Federal District Court Organization Act of 1978 with respect to certain administrative matters arising from the redrawing of the federal judicial districts in the state of Illinois, and for other purposes.

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Sponsor and status

Introduced
Feb 21, 1979
96th Congress (1979–1980)
Status
Enacted Via Other Measures

Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.

Sponsor

Adlai Stevenson

Senator for Illinois

Democrat

Cosponsors

1 Cosponsor (1 Republican)

Source
Congress.gov

History

Feb 21, 1979
 
Introduced

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Mar 14, 1979
 
Ordered Reported

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Mar 22, 1979
 
Companion Bill — Passed House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2301 (96th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 443 (96th).
Mar 22, 1979
 
Companion Bill — Passed Senate

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2301 (96th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 443 (96th).
Mar 30, 1979
 
Companion Bill — Enacted — Signed by the President

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2301 (96th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 443 (96th).

S. 443 (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. 443. 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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