A bill for the relief of Cecilia Chikoby Ogugua.

4 steps remain before this bill could become law.

The record's latest action, on March 14, 1988: Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Affairs.

1. Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
2. Passage by the Senate
3. Passage by the House
4. 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 100th Congress (1987-88), 713 of the 9,582 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 7.4 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.

This one is not there yet: 4 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.

TERRY SANFORD (D-NC) introduced it on February 17, 1988. 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.

It was introduced on February 17, 1988, 14086 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 14060 days ago, on March 14, 1988.

Measures do not carry over. Anything the 100th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1989 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.