PlainBillCongress, translated.Legislation. Context. Public interest.Became Public Law No: 112-282.
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Version 49 · Public Law · Jan 14, 2013
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Grants the consent of Congress to the State and Province Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding entered into between the states of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, New York, and Wisconsin and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, and Saskatchewan.
People & committees
Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] · D–WI
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Became Public Law No: 112-282.
Became Public Law No: 112-282.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 12/30/2012 H7462-7464)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 12/30/2012 H7462-7464)
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7559)
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Ms. Ros-Lehtinen objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S.J. Res. 44.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7462-7464)
Ms. Ros-Lehtinen moved to suspend the rules and pass the resolution.
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6387-6388; text as passed Senate: CR S6387-6388)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6387-6388; text as passed Senate: CR S6387-6388)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 494.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
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