A bill to provide for the authorization of appropriations in each fiscal year for arbitration in United States district courts.
This bill became law
What it does
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What just happenedOct 6, 1997
Became Public Law No: 105-53.
Who’s behind it
- Oct 6, 1997PresidentE40000
Became Public Law No: 105-53.
- Oct 6, 1997BecameLaw36000
Became Public Law No: 105-53.
- Oct 6, 1997PresidentE30000
Signed by President.
- Oct 6, 1997BecameLaw36000
Signed by President.
- Oct 2, 1997FloorE20000
Presented to President.
- Oct 2, 1997President28000
Presented to President.
- Sep 30, 1997ResolvingDifferences
Senate agreed to House amendments by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10243)
- Sep 30, 1997NotUsed20500
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to House amendments by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10243)
- Sep 24, 1997Floor
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.
- Sep 23, 1997FloorH38800
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 23, 1997FloorH38310
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 23, 1997FloorH37300
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 421 - 0 (Roll no. 418).
- Sep 23, 1997Floor8000
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 421 - 0 (Roll no. 418).
- Sep 23, 1997FloorH30000
Considered as unfinished business.
- Sep 23, 1997FloorH37210
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Condit objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
- Sep 23, 1997FloorH8D000
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
- Sep 23, 1997FloorH30000
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7622-7623, H7655-7656)
- Sep 23, 1997FloorH30300
Mr. Coble moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 3, 1997FloorH15000
Held at the desk.
- Sep 3, 1997Floor
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 3, 1997FloorH14000
Received in the House.
- Jul 31, 1997Floor
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Jul 31, 1997Floor17000
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Jul 31, 1997Floor
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S8528)
- Jul 31, 1997Discharge
Senate Committee on Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Judiciary Committee - Jul 31, 1997Committee14500
Senate Committee on Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Judiciary Committee - Jul 8, 1997IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Jul 8, 1997IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7011-7012)
- Jul 8, 1997IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate