Public Works and Economic Development Act Amendments of 1979
Latest action. Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate.
Public Works and Economic Development Act Amendments of 1979 - Amends the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations through fiscal year 1980 for grants for: (1) public works and development facilities, (including health projects); (2) public works and development facility loans; (3) technical assistance and economic development planning (including grants to States); (4) supplemental grants and loans; (5) financial assistance to economic development centers and redevelopment areas; (6) assistance to Indian tribes, and (7) special economic development and adjustment assistance. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for assistance to communities suffering economic impact from energy development. Prohibits terminating or modifying a redevelopment area designation before September 30, 1980 (previously 1979).
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in Senate" stage on May 15, 1979. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate.
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The record's latest action, on August 1, 1979: Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate.
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?
QUENTIN BURDICK (D-ND) introduced it on May 15, 1979. 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 May 15, 1979, 17285 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 17207 days ago, on August 1, 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
- SenateMeasure indefinitely postponed in Senate.
- HouseNot stated in the latest action
- PresidentNot stated in the latest action