A bill to secure to the Congress additional time in which to consider the proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure which the Chief of Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court transmitted to the Congress on April 22, 1974.
Latest action. Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H.R. 15461 passed in lieu.
Provides that the effective date of the proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure which the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court transmitted to the Congress on April 22, 1974 shall be postponed until August 1, 1975.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in Senate" stage on June 20, 1974. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H.R. 15461 passed in lieu.
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The record's latest action, on July 24, 1974: Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H.R. 15461 passed in lieu.
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?
SAMUEL ERVIN (D-NC) introduced it on June 20, 1974, and 2 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They come from both major parties: 1 Democrat, 1 Republican.
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 June 20, 1974, 19075 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 19041 days ago, on July 24, 1974.
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
- SenateMeasure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H.R. 15461 passed in lieu.
- HouseNot stated in the latest action
- PresidentNot stated in the latest action