S 1604
115th Congress
Senate
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Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Act of 2017
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 20, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Jul 20, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Act of 2017
This bill establishes the Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Program for the appointment of individuals who are graduates of accredited law schools to serve as congressional clerks in the Senate or House of Representatives.
The Senate Committee on Rules and Administration and the House Committee on House Administration must each select at least six individuals for a one-year term to serve for a clerkship with an office in their respective chambers. The committees shall ensure that congressional clerks selected under this bill are apportioned equally between majority and minority party offices.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Committees of jurisdiction
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