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S. 744 · 116th CongressEnacted

Effective Prosecution of Possession of Biological Toxins and Agents Act of 2019

Latest action. Became 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) No: 116-31. · July 25, 2019

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What this bill would do
Official summary · Congressional Research Service

Effective Prosecution of Possession of Biological Toxins and Agents Act of 2019

This bill revises the criminal prohibition on the shipment, transport, possession, or receipt of a biological agent or toxin by a restricted person. Specifically, it updates references to the lists of agents and toxins covered by the prohibition.

Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Public Law" stage on July 25, 2019. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.

Status
Introduced
March 12, 2019
In committee
Passed a chamber
Cleared Congress
Enacted
July 25, 2019
Where this sits in the process
Common questions
Composed from the official record
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?

This bill has been enacted. It is law.

The record's latest action, on July 25, 2019: Became Public Law No: 116-31.

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?

Charles Grassley (R-IA) introduced it on March 12, 2019, and 3 members have since signed on as cosponsors.

They come from both major parties: 2 Democrats, 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.

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Vote history

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No roll call in this Congress cites this bill. Most bills die in committee without ever reaching a recorded floor vote.