To amend title 44, United States Code, to transfer to the Public Printer the authority over the individuals responsible for preparing indexes of the Congressional Record, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Oct 29, 2003 Became Public Law No: 108-102.
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.
- IntroducedOct 2, 2003
- Passed HouseOct 7, 2003
- Passed SenateOct 15, 2003
- To the PresidentOct 20, 2003
- Became lawOct 29, 2003Public Law 108-102
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Amends Federal law to transfer from the Joint Committee on Printing to the Public Printer authority over the individuals responsible for preparing indexes of the Congressional Record. (Currently the Joint Committee designates to the Public Printer competent persons who are employees of the Congressional Record Index Office.)
Transfers employees of the Congressional Record Index Office (as well as their accrued annual and sick leave) to the Government Printing Office.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 2, 2003.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Original | Oct 2, 2003 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Oct 2, 2003 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 29, 2003Signed by President.
- Oct 29, 2003Became Public Law No: 108-102.
- Oct 20, 2003Presented to President.
- Oct 16, 2003Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Oct 15, 2003Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S12632)
- Oct 14, 2003Received in the Senate, read twice.
- Oct 7, 2003Mr. Ney moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Oct 7, 2003Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9237-9238)
- Oct 7, 2003DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3229.
- Oct 7, 2003Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9237)
- Oct 7, 2003Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Oct 2, 2003Introduced in House
- Oct 2, 2003Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
In the Congressional Record 3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S12632 | Conrad R. Burns R-MT | Oct 15, 2003 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1995 | Robert W. Ney R-OH | Oct 8, 2003 |
| House | Debate and remarks H9237Text printed H9237 | John B. Larson D-CT, Robert W. Ney R-OH | Oct 7, 2003 |
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 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL31370 | State Department and Related Agencies: FY2006 and FY2007 Appropriations and FY2008 Request Archived | Report | May 15, 2007 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 44, United States Code, to transfer to the Public Printer the authority over the individuals responsible for preparing indexes of the Congressional Record, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Oct 14, 2003Received in Senate
- Oct 7, 2003Engrossed in House
- Oct 2, 2003Introduced in House
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.