A bill to amend section 15d of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 to increase the amount of bonds which may be issued by the Tennessee Valley Authority.
Latest action. Measure laid on table in House, S. 436 passed in lieu.
Amends the Tennessee Valley Authority Act to increase the amount of bonds which may be issued by the Tennessee Valley Authority from $15,000,000,000 to $30,000,000,000.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on March 7, 1979. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Measure laid on table in House, S. 436 passed in lieu.
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The record's latest action, on October 22, 1979: Measure laid on table in House, S. 436 passed in lieu.
How likely is it to become law?
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In the 96th Congress (1979-80), 613 of the 12,581 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.9 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one has no outstanding steps 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?
RONNIE FLIPPO (D-AL) introduced it on March 7, 1979, and 13 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They come from both major parties: 9 Democrats, 4 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.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on March 7, 1979, 17354 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 17125 days ago, on October 22, 1979.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 96th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1981 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
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Vote history
- HouseMeasure laid on table in House, S. 436 passed in lieu.
- SenateNot stated in the latest action
- PresidentNot stated in the latest action