HR 2303
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History of the House Awareness and Preservation Act
Everywhere this bill has been
19 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 12, 1999
Signed by President.
Nov 12, 1999
Became Public Law No: 106-99.
Nov 2, 1999
Presented to President.
Nov 1, 1999
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Oct 29, 1999
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Oct 29, 1999
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Oct 29, 1999
Senate Committee on Rules and Administration discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S13576-13577)
Oct 29, 1999
Senate Committee on Rules and Administration discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S13576-13577)
Oct 26, 1999
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Oct 25, 1999
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 25, 1999
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 388 - 7 (Roll no. 535). (text: CR H10733)
Oct 25, 1999
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H10745)
Oct 25, 1999
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Oct 25, 1999
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2303.
Oct 25, 1999
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10733-10736)
Oct 25, 1999
Mr. Thomas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jun 22, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Jun 22, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1355)
Jun 22, 1999
Introduced in House
Votes taken on this bill
1
| Date | Chamber | What was voted on | Result | Yes–No | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 1999 | House · vote #535 | Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed | 388–7 | See who voted → |
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Plain-English summary
History of the House Awareness and Preservation Act - Directs the Librarian of Congress to: (1) prepare, print, distribute, and arrange for the funding of, a new and complete written history of the House of Representatives, in consultation with the Committee on House Administration; (2) in preparing the history, consult, commission, or engage the services or participation of eminent historians, Members, and former Members of the House; (3) arrange for the printing of the history and its dissemination over the Internet; (4) make the history available for sale to the public; and (5) make available, free of charge, a limited number of copies to each Member of the House of Representatives and to the Senate. Sets forth guidelines for the history. Requires the Librarian to solicit and accept private funding for the publication, marketing, and public distribution of the history.
Directs the Librarian to accept for deposit, preserve, maintain, and make accessible, an oral history of the House as told by its Members and former Members, compiled and updated (on a voluntary or contract basis) by the U.S. Association of Former Members of Congress or other outside organization.
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) orientation programs for freshman Members of the House should contain a seminar on the history of the House; and (2) the Speaker of the House should conduct a series of forums on the topic of such history.
What's happening now
Became Public Law No: 106-99.
Bill text
5 versions
- Engrossed in House Formatted Text PDF
- Enrolled Bill Formatted Text PDF
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF
- Public Law Formatted Text PDF
- Referred in Senate Formatted Text PDF
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
28
R
Smith, Christopher H.
R
Thune, John
D
Nadler, Jerrold
D
Kaptur, Marcy
D
Baldwin, Tammy
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
R
Calvert, Ken
D
Clyburn, James E.
D
Davis, Danny K.
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
D
Hoyer, Steny H.
D
Lofgren, Zoe
R
Lucas, Frank D.
D
Markey, Edward J.
D
McGovern, James P.
D
Meeks, Gregory W.
D
Neal, Richard E.
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
D
Pallone, Frank
D
Pelosi, Nancy
I
Sanders, Bernard
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
D
Sherman, Brad
R
Simpson, Michael K.
D
Smith, Adam
D
Thompson, Mike
D
Thompson, Bennie G.
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