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s 4524 · 117th Congress · Senate

Speak Out Act

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Legislative structure
Cosponsors
14 current · 14 total
Actions
23
Roll calls
1
Criterion breakdown8 criteria · max 90
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Recorded vote · House roll call 480 · 2022-11-16
315 Yea · 109 Nay · 0 Present · 8 Not voting — Passed
D
2150 (Yea–Nay)
R
100109 (Yea–Nay)
Revealed positions from the official roll call — factual, not an endorsement.
Actions (23)
DateTimeAction
2022-07-13Introduced in Senate
2022-09-20Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 493.
2022-09-20Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
2022-09-29Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6050; text: CR S6050)
2022-09-29Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
2022-09-30Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2022-09-3010:09:50Received in the House.
2022-09-3010:22:19Held at the desk.
2022-11-1415:22:35Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1464 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of S. 4524 with 1 hour of general debate. Bill is closed to amendments. The resolution provides that any time through the legislative day of Nov. 18, 2022, the Speaker may entertain motions offered by the Majority Leader or a designee that the House suspend the rules with respect to multiple measures that were the object of motions to suspend the rules on the legislative day of November 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18, 2022, on which the yeas and nays were postponed. The resolution provides that H.Res. 1463 is hereby adopted and one motion to commit.
2022-11-1513:21:49Rule H. Res. 1464 passed House.
2022-11-1612:17:48Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1464. (consideration: CR H8518-8525)
2022-11-1612:17:53Rule provides for consideration of S. 4524 with 1 hour of general debate. Bill is closed to amendments. The resolution provides that any time through the legislative day of Nov. 18, 2022, the Speaker may entertain motions offered by the Majority Leader or a designee that the House suspend the rules with respect to multiple measures that were the object of motions to suspend the rules on the legislative day of November 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18, 2022, on which the yeas and nays were postponed. The resolution provides that H.Res. 1463 is hereby adopted and one motion to commit.
2022-11-1612:18:02DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on S. 4524.
2022-11-1613:09:03The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
2022-11-1613:53:23On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 315 - 109 (Roll no. 480). (text: CR H8518)
2022-11-1613:53:23Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 315 - 109 (Roll no. 480).
2022-11-1613:53:25Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2022-12-01Presented to President.
2022-12-01Presented to President.
2022-12-07Became Public Law No: 117-224.
2022-12-07Became Public Law No: 117-224.
2022-12-07Signed by President.
2022-12-07Signed by President.

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