HR 2480 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Administrative Conference of the United States Reauthorization Act of 2011

Latest action · Sep 22, 2011 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 180.

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.

  1. IntroducedJul 8, 2011
  2. Passed HouseAug 1, 2011
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Administrative Conference of the United States Reauthorization Act of 2011 - Authorizes appropriations for he Administrative Conference of the United States for FY2012-FY2014.  Prohibits more than $2,500 from being made available in each fiscal year for official representation and entertainment expenses for foreign dignitaries. 

Requires the Chairman of the Conference to: (1) submit an annual report to the President and Congress on the progress and activities of the Conference, including a description of all current and proposed future projects; (2) provide for an annual independent audit of the financial statements of the Conference, and (3) prepare and submit an annual budget. Requires at least 35% of the funding for the Conference to be made available in each fiscal year for such projects.

Recorded votes 1

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll callQuestionResultDate
House 691Passed382–23Aug 1, 2011

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 8, 2011.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-NCHoward CobleOriginalJul 8, 2011

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jul 8, 2011Markup Jul 14, 2011Reported Jul 19, 2011
SenateJudiciary Committee
Referred Aug 2, 2011Markup Sep 22, 2011Reported Sep 22, 2011

Actions 17

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 22, 2011Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
  2. Sep 22, 2011Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment. Without written report.
  3. Sep 22, 2011Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 180.
  4. Aug 2, 2011Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  5. Aug 1, 2011Mr. Smith (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  6. Aug 1, 2011Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5822-5823)
  7. Aug 1, 2011DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2480.
  8. Aug 1, 2011At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  9. Aug 1, 2011Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5867-5868)
  10. Aug 1, 2011Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 382 - 23 (Roll no. 691). (text: CR H5822)
  11. Aug 1, 2011Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  12. Jul 19, 2011Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 112-154.
  13. Jul 19, 2011Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 100.
  14. Jul 14, 2011Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  15. Jul 14, 2011Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  16. Jul 8, 2011Introduced in House
  17. Jul 8, 2011Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1486Sheila Jackson Lee D-TXAug 2, 2011
HouseDebate and remarks H5822Text printed H5822Recorded votes H5867authorizeLamar Smith R-TX, Steve Cohen D-TNAug 1, 2011

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.

Committee report

Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2

  1. Oct 4, 2011H.R. 2480, Administrative Conference of the United States Reauthorization Act of 2011Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on September 22, 2011
  2. Jul 15, 2011H.R. 2480, Administrative Conference of the United States Reauthorization Act of 2011Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on July 14, 2011

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, including but not limited to, Clauses 1, 3 and 18.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H4794.

Titles 5

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title 5, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Administrative Conference of the United States for fiscal years 2012, 2013, and 2014, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Administrative Conference of the United States Reauthorization Act of 2011
Short Titles as Reported to House
Administrative Conference of the United States Reauthorization Act of 2011
Short Titles as Reported to Senate
Administrative Conference of the United States Reauthorization Act of 2011
Short Titles as Passed House
Administrative Conference of the United States Reauthorization Act of 2011

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 5

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 22, 2011Reported to Senate
  2. Aug 2, 2011Referred in Senate
  3. Aug 1, 2011Engrossed in House
  4. Jul 19, 2011Reported in House
  5. Jul 8, 2011Introduced in House

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