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HR 3715 114th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security

Final Farewell Act of 2016

Introduced: October 8, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 24, 2016
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 23, 2016
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
May 23, 2016
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 23, 2016
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2913-2914)
May 23, 2016
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2913-2914)
May 23, 2016
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3715.
May 23, 2016
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2913-2914)
May 23, 2016
Mr. Miller (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
May 18, 2016
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 18, 2016
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 11, 2016
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote .
May 11, 2016
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 13, 2016
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Oct 21, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Oct 8, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Oct 8, 2015
Introduced in House
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What's happening now May 24, 2016

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3715: Final Farewell Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3715/
MLA
"H.R. 3715: Final Farewell Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3715/.
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H.R. 3715, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3715/.
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[H.R. 3715: Final Farewell Act of 2016](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3715/)
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