S 1103 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

A bill to extend the term of the incumbent Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Introduced May 26, 2011 Originated Senate Became Public Law 112-24 Sponsor Patrick J. Leahy D-VT

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jul 26, 2011 Became Public Law No: 112-24.

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. IntroducedMay 26, 2011
  2. Passed SenateJul 21, 2011
  3. Passed HouseJul 25, 2011
  4. To the PresidentJul 26, 2011
  5. Became lawJul 26, 2011Public Law 112-24

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on July 21, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to create a new term of service for the office of Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), which shall begin on or after August 3, 2011, and continue until September 4, 2013.

Makes the incumbent Director on the date of enactment of this Act eligible to be appointed for such new term but only for such new term. Prohibits such incumbent from serving as Director after September 4, 2013. Exempts such incumbent from the prohibition against a Director serving more than one 10-year term.

Cosponsors 3

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 26, 2011.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-IAChuck GrassleyOriginalMay 26, 2011
D-CADianne FeinsteinOriginalMay 26, 2011
R-GASaxby ChamblissOriginalMay 26, 2011

Committees 2

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateJudiciary Committee
Referred May 26, 2011Hearings Jun 8, 2011Markup Jun 16, 2011Reported Jun 16, 2011
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jul 22, 2011

Actions 22

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 26, 2011Presented to President.
  2. Jul 26, 2011Signed by President.
  3. Jul 26, 2011Became Public Law No: 112-24.
  4. Jul 25, 2011Mr. Smith (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  5. Jul 25, 2011Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5470-5471)
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In the Congressional Record 9

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
SenateDebate and remarks S4937–S4942Chuck Grassley R-IA, Dianne Feinstein D-CA, Jeff Sessions R-AL, Orrin G. Hatch R-UT, Patrick J. Leahy D-VTJul 27, 2011
HouseDebate and remarks H5470, H5471Text printed H5470John Conyers, Jr. D-MI, Lamar Smith R-TX, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TXJul 25, 2011
SenateDebate and remarks S4779–S4781Text printed S4780Amendments S4780, S4808Harry Reid D-NV, Patrick J. Leahy D-VT, Rand Paul R-KY, Tom Coburn R-OK (amendment)Jul 21, 2011
SenateDebate and remarks S4670Dianne Feinstein D-CAJul 19, 2011
SenateDebate and remarks S4631–S4633Patrick J. Leahy D-VTJul 18, 2011
SenateDebate and remarks S4212–S4215Patrick J. Leahy D-VTJun 29, 2011
SenateDebate and remarks S4143Patrick J. Leahy D-VTJun 28, 2011
SenateDebate and remarks S4069Tom Coburn R-OKJun 23, 2011
SenateDebate and remarks S3437Text printed S3437Chuck Grassley R-IA, Patrick J. Leahy D-VT (text)May 26, 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 estimate

  1. Jun 17, 2011S. 1103, A bill to extend the term of the incumbent Director of the Federal Bureau of InvestigationCost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on June 16, 2011

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
S. Hrg. 112-94THE PRESIDENT'S REQUEST TO EXTEND THE SERVICE OF DIRECTOR ROBERT MUELLER OF THE FBI UNIT107 pagesJudiciary CommitteeJun 8, 2011

CRS reports 7

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 7

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Amendments 1

Amendments offered to this bill.

AmendmentDescriptionOffered byStatus
SA 579To create a new 2-year term of service for the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.Tom Coburn R-OKAmendment SA 579 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

Titles 1

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

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to extend the term of the incumbent Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 5

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. —Enrolled Bill
  2. Jul 21, 2011Referred in House
  3. Jul 21, 2011Engrossed in Senate
  4. Jun 16, 2011Reported to Senate
  5. May 26, 2011Introduced in Senate

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