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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Dec 13, 2017
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Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] · D–CA
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Became Private Law No: 115-1.
Became Private Law No: 115-1.
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 Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S170)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S170)
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H10362)
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H10362)
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H10362)
Committee on Armed Services discharged.
Committee on Armed Services discharged.
Mr. Coffman asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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