National FFA Organization's Federal Charter Amendments Act
Latest action · Feb 21, 2019 Became Public Law No: 116-7.
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.
- IntroducedJan 10, 2019
- Passed HouseJan 22, 2019
- Passed SenateFeb 5, 2019
- To the PresidentFeb 12, 2019
- Became lawFeb 21, 2019Public Law 116-7
Summary
National FFA Organization's Federal Charter Amendments Act
This bill revises the charter of the National FFA Organization (Future Farmers of America). Such revisions include (1) making it a purpose of the organization to be an integral component of agricultural education, and (2) removing the Secretary of Education as the chair of the National FFA Board of Directors.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 10, 2019 to Jan 22, 2019; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Original | Jan 10, 2019 |
| R-MT | Greg Gianforte | Jan 18, 2019 | |
| R-KS | Roger Marshall | Jan 18, 2019 | |
| R-OK | Frank D. Lucas | Jan 22, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Van Taylor | Jan 22, 2019 |
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 Jan 10, 2019 |
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 23, 2019Discharged Feb 5, 2019 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 21, 2019Signed by President.
- Feb 21, 2019Became Public Law No: 116-7.
- Feb 12, 2019Presented to President.
- Feb 6, 2019Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Feb 5, 2019Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S873)
In the Congressional Record 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S873 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Feb 5, 2019 |
| House | Debate and remarks H964–H967, H969Text printed H964–H966 | Doug Collins R-GA, Glenn Thompson R-PA, Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. D-GA, James R. Langevin D-RI, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Jan 22, 2019 |
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 5, January 10, 2019, page H463.
CRS reports 8
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 8
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Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 112 | National FFA Organization's Federal Charter Amendments Act | Identical bill | Jan 14, 2019 |
Titles 7
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the charter of the Future Farmers of America, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- National FFA Organization's Federal Charter Amendments Act
- Short Titles as Enacted
- National FFA Organization's Federal Charter Amendments Act
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- National FFA Organization's Federal Charter Amendments Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- National FFA Organization's Federal Charter Amendments Act
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- National FFA Organization's Federal Charter Amendments Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- National FFA Organization's Federal Charter Amendments Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Jan 23, 2019Referred in Senate
- Jan 22, 2019Engrossed in House
- Jan 10, 2019Introduced 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.
