A bill to amend the Communications Satellite Act of 1962 to extend the deadline for the INTELSAT initial public offering.
Latest action · Oct 1, 2002 Became Public Law No: 107-233.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 26, 2002
- Passed SenateJul 26, 2002
- Passed HouseSep 10, 2002
- To the PresidentSep 19, 2002
- Became lawOct 1, 2002Public Law 107-233
Summary
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 26, 2002.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MT | Conrad R. Burns | Original | Jul 26, 2002 |
| R-NV | John Ensign | Original | Jul 26, 2002 |
| R-AZ | John McCain | Original | Jul 26, 2002 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 1, 2002Signed by President.
- Oct 1, 2002Became Public Law No: 107-233.
- Sep 19, 2002Presented to President.
- Sep 10, 2002Mr. Upton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Sep 10, 2002Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6142)
- Sep 10, 2002DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2810.
- Sep 10, 2002Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6142)
- Sep 10, 2002Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 4, 2002Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 4, 2002Received in the House.
- Sep 4, 2002Held at the desk.
- Jul 26, 2002Introduced in Senate
- Jul 26, 2002Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7439; text as passed Senate: CR S7439)
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H6142Text printed H6142 | Edward J. Markey D-MA, Fred Upton R-MI | Sep 10, 2002 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7439Text printed S7439 | Ernest F. Hollings D-SC, Harry Reid D-NV | Jul 26, 2002 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
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Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Communications Satellite Act of 1962 to extend the deadline for the INTELSAT initial public offering.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Jul 26, 2002Engrossed in Senate
- Jul 26, 2002Considered and Passed Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
