To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 to improve the Littoral Combat Ship program of the Navy.
Latest action · Dec 22, 2010 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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.
- IntroducedDec 2, 2010
- Passed HouseDec 15, 2010
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 relating to the Navy's littoral combat ship program to: (1) increase from 10 to 20 the number of such ships authorized to be procured, including any ship control and weapons systems that the Secretary of the Navy determines necessary for such ships; (2) allow one or more contracts to be entered into for such procurement; and (3) require the government to be permitted to conduct a competition for an additional shipyard for ship construction, to build a design specification for that ship.
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 2, 2010 to Dec 15, 2010; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Original | Dec 2, 2010 |
| R-AL | Jo Bonner | Original | Dec 2, 2010 |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Original | Dec 2, 2010 |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Original | Dec 2, 2010 |
| D-WI | Steve Kagen | Original | Dec 2, 2010 |
| R-MO | W. Todd Akin | Original | Dec 2, 2010 |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Dec 7, 2010 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Dec 7, 2010 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Dec 7, 2010 | |
| D-NJ | John H. Adler | Dec 7, 2010 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Dec 7, 2010 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Dec 7, 2010 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Dec 7, 2010 | |
| R-TX | K. Michael Conaway | Dec 15, 2010 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Dec 15, 2010 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Dec 2, 2010 |
| Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee | Referred Dec 14, 2010 | |
| Senate | Armed Services Committee | Referred Dec 22, 2010 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 22, 2010Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
- Dec 16, 2010Received in the Senate.
- Dec 15, 2010Mr. Taylor moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Dec 15, 2010Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8359-8362)
- Dec 15, 2010DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6494.
- Dec 15, 2010Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8359)
- Dec 15, 2010Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 14, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces.
- Dec 2, 2010Introduced in House
- Dec 2, 2010Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 H8359–H8362Text printed H8359 | Gene Taylor D-MS, Joe Courtney D-CT, Robert J. Wittman R-VA, Roscoe G. Bartlett R-MD, W. Todd Akin R-MO | Dec 15, 2010 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 to improve the Littoral Combat Ship program of the Navy.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 22, 2010Referred in Senate
- Dec 15, 2010Engrossed in House
- Dec 2, 2010Introduced in House
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