A joint resolution granting the consent of Congress to the State and Province Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding.
Latest action · Jan 14, 2013 Became Public Law No: 112-282.
Progress
Where this resolution 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 14, 2012
- Passed SenateSep 13, 2012
- Passed HouseJan 1, 2013
- To the PresidentJan 3, 2013
- Became lawJan 14, 2013Public Law 112-282
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Grants the consent of Congress to the State and Province Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding entered into between the states of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, New York, and Wisconsin and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, and Saskatchewan.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 14, 2012 to Sep 12, 2012; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-ND | John Hoeven | Original | Jun 14, 2012 |
| D-AR | Mark L. Pryor | Aug 1, 2012 | |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Sep 12, 2012 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Sep 12, 2012 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jun 14, 2012Markup Aug 2, 2012Reported Aug 2, 2012 |
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Sep 14, 2012 |
Actions 19
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 14, 2013Signed by President.
- Jan 14, 2013Became Public Law No: 112-282.
- Jan 3, 2013Presented to President.
- Jan 1, 2013Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7559)
- Jan 1, 2013Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 12/30/2012 H7462-7464)
- Jan 1, 2013Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 30, 2012Ms. Ros-Lehtinen moved to suspend the rules and pass the resolution.
- Dec 30, 2012Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7462-7464)
- Dec 30, 2012DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S.J. Res. 44.
- Dec 30, 2012At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Ms. Ros-Lehtinen 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 considered as withdrawn.
- Sep 14, 2012Received in the House.
- Sep 14, 2012Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 14, 2012Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- Sep 13, 2012Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6387-6388; text as passed Senate: CR S6387-6388)
- Aug 2, 2012Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Aug 2, 2012Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. Without written report.
- Aug 2, 2012Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 494.
- Jun 14, 2012Introduced in Senate
- Jun 14, 2012Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, 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 H7462–H7464Text printed H7463 | Gerald E. Connolly D-VA, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL | Dec 30, 2012 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6387Text printed S6387 | Richard J. Durbin D-IL | Sep 13, 2012 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7559 | — | Jan 1, 2012 |
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Aug 24, 2012S.J.Res. 44, a joint resolution granting consent of Congress to the State and Province Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of UnderstandingAs reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on August 2, 2012
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL34736 | The President’s Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP): Issues for Congress Archived | Report | Feb 7, 2014 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A joint resolution granting the consent of Congress to the State and Province Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Sep 14, 2012Referred in House
- Sep 13, 2012Engrossed in Senate
- Aug 2, 2012Reported to Senate
- Jun 14, 2012Introduced in Senate
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 resolution 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.
