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HR 439 116th Congress House Congress Agricultural education Elementary and secondary education Federally chartered organizations Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Members of Congress

National FFA Organization's Federal Charter Amendments Act

Introduced: January 10, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 21, 2019
Became Public Law No: 116-7.
Feb 21, 2019
Signed by President.
Feb 12, 2019
Presented to President.
Feb 6, 2019
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Feb 5, 2019
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Feb 5, 2019
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Feb 5, 2019
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S873)
Feb 5, 2019
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S873)
Jan 23, 2019
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 22, 2019
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jan 22, 2019
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H964-966)
Jan 22, 2019
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H964-966)
Jan 22, 2019
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 439.
Jan 22, 2019
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H964-967)
Jan 22, 2019
Mr. Johnson (GA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jan 10, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 10, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National FFA Organization's Federal Charter Amendments Act

This bill revises the charter of the National FFA Organization (Future Farmers of America). Such revisions include (1) making it a purpose of the organization to be an integral component of agricultural education, and (2) removing the Secretary of Education as the chair of the National FFA Board of Directors.

What's happening now February 21, 2019

Became Public Law No: 116-7.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Bill text 5 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 3
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Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Jan 22, 2019
Gianforte, Greg
· Jan 18, 2019
 R
Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Jan 18, 2019
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Jan 10, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 439: National FFA Organization's Federal Charter Amendments Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-439/
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"H.R. 439: National FFA Organization's Federal Charter Amendments Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-439/.
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H.R. 439, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-439/.
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