To amend the Federal Advisory Committee Act to increase the transparency of Federal advisory committees, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on March 12, 2019 but was never passed by the Senate.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
History
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Jun 24, 2008
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Passed House (Senate next)
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Jul 26, 2010
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Passed House (Senate next)
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Oct 13, 2011
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Ordered Reported
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 3124 (112th). |
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Mar 20, 2013
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Ordered Reported
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Mar 1, 2016
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Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2347 (114th). |
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Jan 4, 2017
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Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 70 (115th). |
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Mar 7, 2019
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Introduced
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Mar 12, 2019
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Passed House (Senate next)
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May 15, 2019
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Considered by Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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H.R. 1608 (116th) 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. 1608. This is the one from the 116th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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