Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2012
Latest action · Aug 2, 2012 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedJun 29, 2012
- Passed HouseAug 1, 2012
- 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.)
Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2012 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize appropriations for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program through FY2017.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 29, 2012 to Jul 17, 2012; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Jun 29, 2012 |
| R-CA | Elton Gallegly | Original | Jun 29, 2012 |
| R-NC | Howard Coble | Original | Jun 29, 2012 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Jun 29, 2012 |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Original | Jun 29, 2012 |
| D-PR | Pedro R. Pierluisi | Original | Jun 29, 2012 |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Original | Jun 29, 2012 |
| R-IA | Steve King | Original | Jun 29, 2012 |
| R-NV | Mark E. Amodei | Jul 17, 2012 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Jul 17, 2012 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jun 29, 2012Markup Jul 18, 2012Reported Jul 31, 2012 |
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Aug 2, 2012 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 2, 2012Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Aug 1, 2012Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5619)
- Aug 1, 2012Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 7/31/2012 H5514)
- Aug 1, 2012Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 31, 2012Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 112-636.
- Jul 31, 2012Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 457.
- Jul 31, 2012Mr. Smith (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jul 31, 2012Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5514-5515)
- Jul 31, 2012DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6062.
- Jul 31, 2012At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Scott (VA) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
- Jul 18, 2012Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 18, 2012Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Jul 10, 2012Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 29, 2012Introduced in House
- Jun 29, 2012Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1401 | Judy Chu D-CA | Aug 3, 2012 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5619 | — | Aug 1, 2012 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5514, H5515Text printed H5514 | Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, Lamar Smith R-TX, Robert C. "Bobby" Scott D-VA, Tom Marino R-PA | Jul 31, 2012 |
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
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H4655.
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To reauthorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program through fiscal year 2017.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2012
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2012
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2012
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 2, 2012Referred in Senate
- Aug 1, 2012Engrossed in House
- Jul 31, 2012Reported in House
- Jun 29, 2012Introduced 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.
