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H.R. 4586 109th Congress House

Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission Act of 2005

Official title: To extend the life of the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission.

Introduced: March 29, 2006 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 21, 2006
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sep 20, 2006
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Sep 20, 2006
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 20, 2006
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6809)
Sep 20, 2006
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6809)
Sep 20, 2006
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4586.
Sep 20, 2006
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6809-6810)
Sep 20, 2006
Ms. Foxx moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Mar 30, 2006
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 30, 2006
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Dec 16, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Dec 16, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 21, 2006

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission Act of 2005 - Amends the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission Act to extend the deadline under which the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission shall submit its final report to January 16, 2009, (currently, the deadline for such report is January 16, 2007), thus extending the life of that Commission.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 3
CANTOR, ERIC
· Mar 29, 2006
EHLERS, VERNON
· Mar 29, 2006
FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY
· Mar 29, 2006
KANJORSKI, PAUL
· Mar 29, 2006
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Mar 29, 2006
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 29, 2006
MCKEON, HOWARD
· Mar 29, 2006
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 29, 2006
SOUDER, MARK
· Mar 29, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4586: Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4586/
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"H.R. 4586: Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4586/.
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H.R. 4586, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4586/.
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