To amend title 39, United States Code, to clarify the instances in which the term "census" may appear on mailable matter.
Latest action · May 24, 2010 Became Public Law No: 111-170.
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.
- IntroducedApr 27, 2010
- Passed HouseApr 28, 2010
- Passed SenateMay 5, 2010
- To the PresidentMay 13, 2010
- Became lawMay 24, 2010Public Law 111-170
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate passed version is repeated here.)
Requires, in order to not be disposed of by the U.S. Postal Service, any mailing soliciting the purchase of a product or service or soliciting information or the contribution of funds or membership fees that has the word "census" visible through the envelope, or outside cover or wrapper, to include: (1) the accurate name and return address of the entity sending the mailing; and (2) a notice that the mailing is not affiliated with the federal government.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 27, 2010.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Apr 27, 2010 |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Original | Apr 27, 2010 |
| R-UT | Jason Chaffetz | Original | Apr 27, 2010 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Apr 27, 2010 |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Apr 29, 2010Discharged May 5, 2010 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 24, 2010Signed by President.
- May 24, 2010Became Public Law No: 111-170.
- May 13, 2010Presented to President.
- May 6, 2010Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- May 5, 2010Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- May 5, 2010Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3291; text as passed Senate: CR S3291)
- May 5, 2010Cleared for White House.
- Apr 29, 2010Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Apr 28, 2010Mr. Towns moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Apr 28, 2010Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2947-2949)
- Apr 28, 2010DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5148.
- Apr 28, 2010Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2947)
- Apr 28, 2010Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Apr 27, 2010Introduced in House
- Apr 27, 2010Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3291 | Christopher J. Dodd D-CT | May 5, 2010 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2947–H2949Text printed H2947 | Carolyn B. Maloney D-NY, Darrell Issa R-CA, Edolphus Towns D-NY | Apr 28, 2010 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R41517 | Water Quality Bills in the Lame Duck Session of the 111th Congress Archived | Report | Dec 23, 2010 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 39, United States Code, to clarify the instances in which the term "census" may appear on mailable matter.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Apr 29, 2010Referred in Senate
- Apr 28, 2010Engrossed in House
- Apr 27, 2010Introduced 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.
