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HR 1626 111th Congress House Law Bankruptcy Civil actions and liability Criminal procedure and sentencing Judicial procedure and administration

Statutory Time-Periods Technical Amendments Act of 2009

Introduced: March 19, 2009 Introduced by: Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 7, 2009
Signed by President.
May 7, 2009
Became Public Law No: 111-16.
Apr 30, 2009
Presented to President.
Apr 28, 2009
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Apr 27, 2009
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4763)
Apr 27, 2009
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4763)
Apr 27, 2009
Cleared for White House.
Apr 23, 2009
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Apr 22, 2009
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4665)
Apr 22, 2009
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4665-4666)
Apr 22, 2009
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Apr 22, 2009
Mr. Weiner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Apr 22, 2009
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4665)
Apr 22, 2009
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1626.
Mar 23, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 19, 2009
Introduced in House
Mar 19, 2009
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 19, 2009
Referred to House Judiciary
Mar 19, 2009
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
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Statutory Time-Periods Technical Amendments Act of 2009 - Amends federal bankruptcy, criminal, and civil law, as well as the Classified Information Procedures Act and the Controlled Substances Act, to extend from 5 to 7 days, and from 10 to 14 days, counting holidays and weekends, specified deadlines affecting court proceedings to harmonize them with recent amendments to the federal time-computation rules intended to provide predictability and uniformity to the current process of calculating court deadlines.

What's happening now May 7, 2009

Became Public Law No: 111-16.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1626: Statutory Time-Periods Technical Amendments Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1626/
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"H.R. 1626: Statutory Time-Periods Technical Amendments Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1626/.
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H.R. 1626, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1626/.
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