United States Information Agency Appropriations Authorization Act
Latest action. Measure laid on table in House, S. 1317 passed in lieu.
(LATEST SUMMARY) United States Information Agency Appropriations Authorization Act - Authorizes appropriations for the United States Information Agency for the fiscal year 1974. Provides for the withholding of funds from the Agency should the Agency not furnish any information that Congressional committees may request. Authorizes the purchase of copies of an Agency film entitled "Summer Fever" by Little League Baseball, Incorporated.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Reported to House with amendment(s)" stage on September 12, 1973. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Measure laid on table in House, S. 1317 passed in lieu.
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The record's latest action, on September 19, 1973: Measure laid on table in House, S. 1317 passed in lieu.
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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.
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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.
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Who is behind it?
WAYNE HAYS (D-OH) introduced it on July 31, 1973. No cosponsors are recorded.
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 July 31, 1973, 19399 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 19349 days ago, on September 19, 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.
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Vote history
- HouseMeasure laid on table in House, S. 1317 passed in lieu.
- SenateNot stated in the latest action
- PresidentNot stated in the latest action