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S. 3989 116th Congress Senate

United States Semiquincentennial Commission Amendments Act of 2020

Official title: A bill to amend the United States Semiquincentennial Commission Act of 2016 to modify certain membership and other requirements of the United States Semiquince… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the United States Semiquincentennial Commission Act of 2016 to modify certain membership and other requirements of the United States Semiquincentennial Commission, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 17, 2020 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 22 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 31, 2020
Signed by President.
Dec 31, 2020
Became Public Law No: 116-282.
Dec 21, 2020
Presented to President.
Dec 20, 2020
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 19, 2020
Senate agreed to the House amendment to S. 3989 by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7853)
Dec 19, 2020
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendment to S. 3989 by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 18, 2020
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
Dec 17, 2020
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 17, 2020
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7244)
Dec 17, 2020
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Dec 17, 2020
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3989.
Dec 17, 2020
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7244-7245)
Dec 17, 2020
Mr. Khanna moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 22, 2020
Held at the desk.
Jul 22, 2020
Received in the House.
Jul 22, 2020
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jul 21, 2020
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S4359-4360)
Jul 21, 2020
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S4359-4360)
Jul 21, 2020
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4359-4360)
Jul 21, 2020
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4359-4360)
Jun 17, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 17, 2020
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action December 31, 2020

Became Public Law No: 116-282.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

United States Semiquincentennial Commission Amendments Act of 2020

This bill modifies certain requirements of the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission, which was established to provide for the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States and related events.

Among other things, the bill

  • modifies the membership requirements of the commission;
  • changes the date by which the commission shall report to the President with its specific recommendations for the commemoration of the 250th anniversary and related events to March 31, 2020; and
  • grants the commission the exclusive right to use, and to allow others to use, the official marks, imprimaturs, and logos of the commission.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 9014 Identical bill United States Semiquincentennial Commission Amendments Act of 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3989: United States Semiquincentennial Commission Amendments Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3989/
MLA
"S. 3989: United States Semiquincentennial Commission Amendments Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3989/.
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S. 3989, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3989/.
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