Clean Up the Code Act of 2019
Latest action · Jan 23, 2019 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.
- IntroducedJan 11, 2019
- Passed HouseJan 22, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Clean Up the Code Act of 2019
This bill repeals specified sections of the federal criminal code, including provisions that prohibit the following:
- interstate transport of alligator grass, water chestnut plants, or water hyacinth plants;
- fraudulent use of the 4-H club emblem (i.e., the green four-leaf clover with stem);
- unauthorized use of the Smokey Bear character or name; and
- unauthorized use of the Woodsy Owl character, name, or slogan.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 11, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Jan 11, 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 11, 2019 |
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 23, 2019 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 23, 2019Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Jan 22, 2019Mr. Johnson (GA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jan 22, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H967-970)
- Jan 22, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 498.
- Jan 22, 2019Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H967-968)
- Jan 22, 2019Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jan 11, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 11, 2019Referred 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 H967–H970Text printed H967 | Doug Collins R-GA, Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. D-GA, James R. Langevin D-RI, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Steve Chabot R-OH | 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 page H519.
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 | Reintroduction of | Dec 20, 2018 |
Titles 4
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 Title(s) as Introduced
- Clean Up the Code Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Clean Up the Code Act of 2019
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Clean Up the Code Act of 2019
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 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 23, 2019Referred in Senate
- Jan 22, 2019Engrossed in House
- Jan 11, 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.
