HR 5681 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

To provide for the approval of the Amendment to the Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for Cooperation on the Uses of Atomic Energy for Mutual Defense Purposes.

Latest action · Dec 16, 2014 Became Public Law No: 113-228.

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. IntroducedNov 12, 2014
  2. Passed HouseNov 19, 2014
  3. Passed SenateDec 3, 2014
  4. To the PresidentDec 8, 2014
  5. Became lawDec 16, 2014Public Law 113-228

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Allows specified amendments to the Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for Cooperation on the Uses of Atomic Energy for Mutual Defense Purposes to be brought into effect as if all requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 for congressional consideration of those amendments had been satisfied.

Subjects such amendments, upon coming into effect, to the requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, and any other applicable U.S. law, as if they had come into effect in accordance with those requirements.

Cosponsors 6

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 12, 2014.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalNov 12, 2014
R-CADana RohrabacherOriginalNov 12, 2014
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalNov 12, 2014
D-NYEliot L. EngelOriginalNov 12, 2014
R-NCGeorge HoldingOriginalNov 12, 2014
R-TXTed PoeOriginalNov 12, 2014

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseForeign Affairs Committee
Referred Nov 12, 2014

Actions 13

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 16, 2014Signed by President.
  2. Dec 16, 2014Became Public Law No: 113-228.
  3. Dec 8, 2014Presented to President.
  4. Dec 4, 2014Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. Dec 3, 2014Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6304)
  6. Nov 20, 2014Received in the Senate, read twice.
  7. Nov 19, 2014Mr. Royce moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  8. Nov 19, 2014Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8103-8104)
  9. Nov 19, 2014DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5681.
  10. Nov 19, 2014Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8103)
  11. Nov 19, 2014Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  12. Nov 12, 2014Introduced in House
  13. Nov 12, 2014Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S6304Richard Blumenthal D-CTDec 3, 2014
House · ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1639, H8103, H8104Text printed H8103Edward R. Royce R-CA, Eliot L. Engel D-NY, Ted Poe R-TXNov 19, 2014
HouseLists H7938H.R. 5681–5695—Nov 12, 2014

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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United States

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H7938.

CRS reports 4

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

Cite it 4

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Titles 1

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

Official Title as Introduced
To provide for the approval of the Amendment to the Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for Cooperation on the Uses of Atomic Energy for Mutual Defense Purposes.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. —Enrolled Bill
  2. Nov 20, 2014Received in Senate
  3. Nov 19, 2014Engrossed in House
  4. Nov 12, 2014Introduced in House

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