Latest action · May 7, 2008Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date
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date it carried.
IntroducedSep 25, 2007
Passed HouseMay 6, 2008
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to permit rest and recuperation travel for Foreign Service members and family members to U.S. territories, including American Samoa, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Specifies that required leave based upon continuous service abroad may be taken in the United States or its territories, including American Samoa, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. (Current law refers to the United States, its territories and possessions, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.)
Recorded votes 2
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Signatures ran from Sep 25, 2007 to
Apr 29, 2008;
3 are original cosponsors,
there from the day it was introduced.
May 7, 2008Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
May 6, 2008Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3085-3086)
May 6, 2008Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 416 - 0 (Roll no. 249). (text: CR 5/5/2008 H3024)
May 6, 2008Mr. Rogers (KY) moved to reconsider the vote.
May 6, 2008Mr. Hastings (FL) moved to table the motion to reconsider the vote (consideration: CR H3086)
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
MotionsH3086Recorded votesH3085, H3086Hastings of Florida motion to table Rogers of Kentucky motion to reconsiderpermit
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