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S. 2681 · 93th CongressStatus not classified

United States Information Agency Appropriations Authorization Act of 1973

Latest action. public lawWhat a bill becomes when enacted, numbered by Congress and order of enactment: Public Law 119-4 is the 4th law of the 119th Congress.Read the full definition (opens a new tab) 93-168. · November 29, 1973

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What this bill would do
Official summary · Congressional Research Service

(LATEST SUMMARY) United States Information Agency Appropriations Authorization Act - Authorizes appropriations for the United States Information Agency for the fiscal year 1974. Provides that no money appropriated to carry out this Act shall be available for obligation or expenditure unless the appropriation has been previously authorized or is in excess of an amount previously prescribed by law. Authorizes the purchase of copies of an Agency film entitled "Summer Fever" by Little League Baseball, Incorporated.

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Latest action, as recorded
November 29, 1973

Public law 93-168.

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Where is it in the process, and what happens next?

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The record's latest action, on November 29, 1973: Public law 93-168.

How likely is it to become law?

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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.

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?

JAMES FULBRIGHT (D-AR) introduced it on November 9, 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 November 9, 1973, 19298 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 19278 days ago, on November 29, 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

  1. Senate
    Public law 93-168.
  2. House
    Not stated in the latest action
  3. President
    Not stated in the latest action
No recorded votes yet
No roll call in this Congress cites this bill. Most bills die in committee without ever reaching a recorded floor vote.