A bill to extend the protection of the mechanic's lien law of the District of Columbia to subcontractors beyond the first tier, and for other purposes.
Latest action. Referred to House Committee on the District of Columbia.
Extends the provisions of the mechanic's lien law of the District of Columbia to subcontractors. States that any such subcontractor otherwise entitled to a lien shall be entitled to such lien only if he, prior to filing a notice with the Recorder of Deeds of the District of Columbia, serves a copy of such notice upon the owner of the premesis upon which the lien is claimed. States that, after notice has been filed as specified under this chapter by any person entitled to a lien under this chapter, the owner shall return out of any subsequent payments becoming due to the original contractor a sufficient amount to satisfy any indebtedness due from such original contractor to such person secured by such lien, otherwise such person shall be entitled to enforce a lien to the extent of the amount so accruing to the original contractor notwithstanding any other provision of this Act. States that the proceeding to enforce the lien hereby given shall be a bill in equity. Establishes a penalty for any contractor or subcontractor who misappropriates any funds paid by the owner of the premises, pursuant to a contract, to any such contractor or subcontractor.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on October 24, 1973. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on October 24, 1973: Referred to House Committee on the District of Columbia.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the House
- Passage by the Senate
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 93rd Congress (1973-74), 651 of the 23,396 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 2.8 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
W. STUCKEY (D-GA) introduced it on October 24, 1973, and 1 member has since signed on as a cosponsor.
They are 1 Republican.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on October 24, 1973, 19314 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 19314 days ago, on October 24, 1973.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 93rd Congress has not finished by January 3, 1975 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- HouseIn committee, no floor vote yet
- SenateAwaits House passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers