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HR 2131 111th Congress House International Affairs Advisory bodies Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad

To amend the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 to reauthorize the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy.

Introduced: April 27, 2009 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 18 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 9, 2009
Became Public Law No: 111-70.
Oct 9, 2009
Signed by President.
Sep 30, 2009
Presented to President.
Sep 30, 2009
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 29, 2009
Cleared for White House.
Sep 29, 2009
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 29, 2009
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 29, 2009
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9941)
Sep 29, 2009
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S9941)
Sep 24, 2009
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Sep 23, 2009
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 23, 2009
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9827)
Sep 23, 2009
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9827)
Sep 23, 2009
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2131.
Sep 23, 2009
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9826-9827)
Sep 23, 2009
Ms. Watson moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Apr 27, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 27, 2009
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 23, 2009. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 to reauthorize the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy through October 1, 2010.

What's happening now October 9, 2009

Became Public Law No: 111-70.

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