A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to make permanent the authority of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to conduct a telework travel expenses program.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
James Lankford
Sponsor. Senator for Oklahoma. Republican.
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.
This bill was incorporated into:
3 Cosponsors (2 Democrats, 1 Independent)
History
Jul 1, 2020
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Introduced
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Jul 21, 2020
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Final Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
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Jul 22, 2020
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Ordered Reported
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Oct 1, 2020
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Reported by Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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Nov 16, 2020
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Final Bill —
Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
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Dec 8, 2020
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Passed Senate (House next)
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Dec 8, 2020
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Final Bill —
Conference Report Agreed to by House (Senate next)
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Dec 11, 2020
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Final Bill —
Conference Report Agreed to by Senate
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Dec 23, 2020
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Final Bill —
Vetoed
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Dec 28, 2020
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Final Bill —
House Overrides Veto
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Jan 1, 2021
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Final Bill —
Senate Overrides Veto
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 6395 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 4138 (116th). |
S. 4138 (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 S. 4138. 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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