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H.R. 1625 · 115th CongressEnacted

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018

Latest action. Became public lawWhat a bill becomes when enacted, numbered by Congress and order of enactment: Public Law 119-4 is the 4th law of the 119th Congress.Read the full definition (opens a new tab) No: 115-141. · March 23, 2018

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What this bill sets out to do
The measure's own official title

An act to amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to include severe forms of trafficking in persons within the definition of transnational organized crime for purposes of the rewards program of the Department of State, and for other purposes

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Status
Introduced
March 20, 2017
In committee
Passed a chamber
Cleared Congress
Enacted
March 23, 2018
Where this sits in the process
Common questions
Composed from the official record
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?

This bill has been enacted. It is law.

The record's latest action, on March 23, 2018: Became Public Law No: 115-141.

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?

ED ROYCE (R-CA) introduced it on March 20, 2017, and 40 members have since signed on as cosponsors.

They come from both major parties: 18 Democrats, 22 Republicans.

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.

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Vote history

  1. House
    Passed
  2. Senate
    Passed
  3. President
    Signed into law
No recorded votes yet
No roll call in this Congress cites this bill. Most bills die in committee without ever reaching a recorded floor vote.