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s 979 · 116th Congress · Senate

FACE Act

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Legislative structure
Cosponsors
5 current · 5 total
Actions
22
Roll calls
1
Criterion breakdown8 criteria · max 90
No grade to break down.
Recorded vote · House roll call 246 · 2020-12-18
386 Yea · 1 Nay · 0 Present · 42 Not voting — Passed
D
230–0 (Yea–Nay)
R
155–1 (Yea–Nay)
L
1–0 (Yea–Nay)
Revealed positions from the official roll call — factual, not an endorsement.
Actions (22)
DateTimeAction
2019-04-02—Introduced in Senate
2019-09-10—Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 188.
2019-09-10—Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with amendments. With written report No. 116-84.
2019-11-07—Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6484; text: CR S6484-6485)
2019-11-07—Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6484; text: CR S6484-6485)
2019-11-08—Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2019-11-08—Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2019-11-0813:03:09Received in the House.
2020-12-1812:27:59Ms. Norton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2020-12-1812:28:28Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7268-7270)
2020-12-1812:28:39DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 979.
2020-12-1812:35:28At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2020-12-1812:45:31Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7271-7272)
2020-12-1814:09:27On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 386 - 1 (Roll no. 246). (text: CR H7268)
2020-12-1814:09:27Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 386 - 1 (Roll no. 246).
2020-12-1814:09:28Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2020-12-21—Presented to President.
2020-12-21—Presented to President.
2020-12-31—Became Public Law No: 116-272.
2020-12-31—Became Public Law No: 116-272.
2020-12-31—Signed by President.
2020-12-31—Signed by President.

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