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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Oct 24, 2001
Freedom Consolidation Act of 2001 - Reaffirms support for continued enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Alliance.Designates Slovakia for participation in the Partnership for Peace and eligible to receive certain security assistance under the NATO Participation Act of 1994.Authorizes specified amounts of security assistance for FY 2002 for Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, and Romania.
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Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1] · R–NE
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Became Public Law No: 107-187.
Became Public Law No: 107-187.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 85 - 6. Record Vote Number: 116.
Senate roll call 116 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 85 - 6. Record Vote Number: 116.
Senate roll call 116 · Individual votesConsidered by Senate. (consideration: CR S4514-4518)
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S4472-4486)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 282.
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Biden without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Biden without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 372 - 46 (Roll no. 431). (text: CR H7865-7866)
House roll call 431 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 372 - 46 (Roll no. 431).(text: CR H7865-7866)
House roll call 431 · Individual votesThe previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Rule H. Res. 277 passed House.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3167.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3167 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. The amendment recommended by the Committee on International Relations now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted. Measure will be considered read. A specified amendment is in order. The amendment if offered by Mr. Lantos of California or his designee, shall be debatable for one hour.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 277. (consideration: CR H7861-7865)
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 277 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3167 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. The amendment recommended by the Committee on International Relations now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted. Measure will be considered read. A specified amendment is in order. The amendment if offered by Mr. Lantos of California or his designee, shall be debatable for one hour.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 161.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on International Relations. H. Rept. 107-266.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on International Relations. H. Rept. 107-266.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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