A bill to establish the Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge.
Latest action. Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H.R. 6169 passed in lieu.
(Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H.R. 6169 passed in lieu) Establishes the Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge in the States of Louisiana and Mississippi. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange lands, waters, or interest therein, within the boundaries of the refuge.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Indefinitely postponed in Senate" stage on May 13, 1980. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H.R. 6169 passed in lieu.
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The record's latest action, on May 13, 1980: Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H.R. 6169 passed in lieu.
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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.
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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?
JOHN JOHNSTON (D-LA) introduced it on December 11, 1979. No cosponsors are recorded.
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How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on December 11, 1979, 17075 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 16921 days ago, on May 13, 1980.
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, H.R. 6169 passed in lieu.
- HouseNot stated in the latest action
- PresidentNot stated in the latest action