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Sponsor. Representative for Illinois's 14th congressional district. Democrat.
Read Text »This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on September 30, 2020 but was never passed by the Senate.
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Feb 12, 2020 Ordered ReportedA committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee.
Aug 14, 2020 Reported by House Committee on Homeland SecurityA committee issued a report on the bill, which often provides helpful explanatory background on the issue addressed by the bill and the bill's intentions.
Sep 25, 2020 Text PublishedUpdated bill text was published as of Preprint (Suspension).
Sep 30, 2020 Passed House (Senate next)The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. The vote was by voice vote so no record of individual votes was made.
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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 5780. This is the one from the 116 th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 116 th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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