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H.R. 2918 (111th): Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010

Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, 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

Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Sponsor. Representative for Florida's 20th congressional district. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Aug 25, 2010
Length: 31 pages
Introduced
Jun 17, 2009
111th Congress (2009–2010)
Status

Enacted — Signed by the President on Oct 1, 2009

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on October 1, 2009.

Law
Pub.L. 111-68
Source

Incorporated legislation

This bill incorporates provisions from:

S. 1294: Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010

Ordered Reported on Jun 18, 2009. 92% incorporated. (compare text)

History

Jun 17, 2009
 
Introduced

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

Jun 17, 2009
 
Text Published

Updated bill text was published as of Reported by House Committee.

Jun 19, 2009
 
Passed House (Senate next)

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

Jul 6, 2009
 
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.

Jul 6, 2009
 
Text Published

Updated bill text was published as of Public Print.

Sep 25, 2009
 
Conference Report Agreed to by House (Senate next)

A conference committee was formed, comprising members of both the House and Senate, to resolve the differences in how each chamber passed the bill. The House approved the committee's report proposing the final form of the bill for consideration in both chambers. The Senate must also approve the conference report.

Sep 30, 2009
 
Conference Report Agreed to by Senate

The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill.

Oct 1, 2009
 
Enacted — Signed by the President

The President signed the bill and it became law.

H.R. 2918 (111th) 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. 2918. This is the one from the 111th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 111th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2009 to Dec 22, 2010. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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