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S 3196 111th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Government buildings, facilities, and property Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Pre-Election Presidential Transition Act of 2010

Introduced: April 13, 2010 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 25 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 15, 2010
Became Public Law No: 111-283.
Oct 15, 2010
Signed by President.
Oct 4, 2010
Presented to President.
Sep 30, 2010
Cleared for White House.
Sep 30, 2010
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 30, 2010
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 9/28/2010 H7039-7040)
Sep 30, 2010
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 9/28/2010 H7039-7040)
Sep 30, 2010
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7379)
Sep 28, 2010
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Bilbray objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
Sep 28, 2010
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3196.
Sep 28, 2010
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7039-7040)
Sep 28, 2010
Ms. Chu moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Sep 28, 2010
Held at the desk.
Sep 28, 2010
Received in the House.
Sep 24, 2010
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 24, 2010
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 24, 2010
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 24, 2010
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7450-7452)
Aug 2, 2010
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 499.
Aug 2, 2010
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman without amendment. With written report No. 111-239.
May 17, 2010
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Apr 22, 2010
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia. Hearings held.
Apr 13, 2010
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2243-2244)
Apr 13, 2010
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2242-2243)
Apr 13, 2010
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 4,658 — In the nature of a substitute. Agreed to Sep 24, 2010
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on September 24, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Pre-Election Presidential Transition Act of 2010 - Amends the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 to direct the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) to provide certain presidential transition services and facilities, including office space, equipment, and payment of certain related expenses, to eligible presidential and vice-presidential candidates before a presidential general election.

Directs the President, or the President's delegate, to take necessary and appropriate actions to plan and coordinate activities by the executive branch of the federal government to facilitate an efficient transfer of power to a successor President.

What's happening now October 15, 2010

Became Public Law No: 111-283.

 Bill text 5 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jun 24, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3196: Pre-Election Presidential Transition Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3196/
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"S. 3196: Pre-Election Presidential Transition Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3196/.
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