Clean Up the Code Act of 2015
Latest action · Nov 18, 2015 Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
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.
- IntroducedNov 17, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Clean Up the Code Act of 2015
This bill repeals provisions of the federal criminal code relating to the: (1) transportation of water hyacinths; (2) unauthorized application of a theft prevention decal or device to a motor vehicle; (3) fraudulent display of the 4-H club emblem; (4) commercial use of the Swiss Confederation coat of arms; (5) unauthorized use of the "Smokey Bear" character or name, the "Woodsy Owl" character, name, or slogan, or the "Golden Eagle Insignia"; (6) interstate transportation of dentures; and (7) receipt of compensation after marriage by federal employees.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 17, 2015 to Apr 12, 2016; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | Original | Nov 17, 2015 |
| R-VA | J. Randy Forbes | Original | Nov 17, 2015 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Nov 17, 2015 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Nov 17, 2015 |
| R-MI | Mike Bishop | Nov 18, 2015 | |
| R-UT | Mia B. Love | Apr 12, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Nov 17, 2015Markup Nov 18, 2015 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Nov 17, 2015Discharged Nov 18, 2015 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 18, 2015Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Discharged.
- Nov 18, 2015Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Nov 18, 2015Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Nov 17, 2015Introduced in House
- Nov 17, 2015Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Nov 17, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
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 | Lists H8280H.R. 4023–4054 | — | Nov 17, 2015 |
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
- Feb 9, 2016H.R. 4023, Clean Up the Code Act of 2015As 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. 169, November 17, 2015, page H8280.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 7093 | Clean Up the Code Act of 2018 | Reintroduced Bill | Dec 20, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To eliminate unused sections of the United States Code, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Clean Up the Code Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Europe
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Horticulture and plants
- Intellectual property
- Marriage and family status
- National symbols
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- Switzerland
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 17, 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.
