A bill to amend section 7305 of title 10, United States Code, relating to the sale of vessels stricken from the Naval Vessel Register.

2 steps remain before this bill could become law.

The record's latest action, on December 17, 1973: Measure passed House, amended.

1. Agreement between the chambers on identical text, if the versions they passed differ
2. The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.

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: 2 steps are still outstanding, listed above.

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.

HARRY BYRD (I-VA) introduced it on May 9, 1973, and 2 members have since signed on as cosponsors.

They are 2 Democrats.

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.

It was introduced on May 9, 1973, 19529 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 19307 days ago, on December 17, 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.