To make technical amendments to update statutory references to certain provisions classified to title 2, United States Code.
Latest action · Sep 7, 2016 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 18, 2015
- Passed HouseSep 6, 2016
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
(Sec. 1) This bill makes technical amendments to titles 2, 5, 39, 42, and 44 of the U.S. Code to update statutory references to reflect the new locations of provisions in title 2 (The Congress), which was reorganized by an editorial reclassification.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
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 18, 2015Markup Nov 18, 2015 |
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Sep 7, 2016 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 7, 2016Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Sep 6, 2016Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Sep 6, 2016Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5049-5051)
- Sep 6, 2016DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2830.
- Sep 6, 2016Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5049-5051)
- Sep 6, 2016Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 18, 2015Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Nov 18, 2015Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Jun 18, 2015Introduced in House
- Jun 18, 2015Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5049–H5051Text printed H5049–H5051 | Bob Goodlatte R-VA, Zoe Lofgren D-CA | Sep 6, 2016 |
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Dec 1, 2015H.R. 2830, a bill to make technical amendments to update statutory references to certain provisions classified to title 2, United States CodeAs ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on November 18, 2015
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 98, June 18, 2015, page H4543.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To make technical amendments to update statutory references to certain provisions classified to title 2, United States Code.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 7, 2016Referred in Senate
- Sep 6, 2016Engrossed in House
- Jun 18, 2015Introduced 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.
