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H.R. 2975 (97th): A bill for the relief of Yuk Lee Li.

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Sponsor and status

Introduced
Apr 1, 1981
97th Congress (1981–1982)
Status

Enacted — Signed by the President on Nov 13, 1981

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on November 13, 1981.

Law
Pvt.L. 97-11
Sponsor

Allen Ertel

Representative for Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district

Democrat

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Last Updated: Nov 13, 1981

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History

Jan 25, 1979
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1553 (96th).
Apr 1, 1981
 
Introduced

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

Oct 20, 1981
 
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.

Oct 27, 1981
 
Passed Senate

The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. The vote was by Voice Vote so no record of individual votes was made.

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Nov 13, 1981
 
Enacted — Signed by the President

The President signed the bill and it became law.

H.R. 2975 (97th) 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. 2975. This is the one from the 97th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 97th Congress, which met from Jan 5, 1981 to Dec 23, 1982. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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