A joint resolution to grant the consent of Congress to certain additional powers conferred upon the Bi-State Development Agency by the State of Missouri and Illinois

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A joint resolution to grant the consent of Congress to certain additional powers conferred upon the Bi-State Development Agency by the State of Missouri and Illinois

A joint resolution to grant the consent of Congress to certain additional powers conferred upon the Bi-State Development Agency by the State of Missouri and Illinois

Act Details

A joint resolution to grant the consent of Congress to certain additional powers conferred upon the Bi-State Development Agency by the State of Missouri and Illinois was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 1985-04-30 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 99 United States Congress by John Claggett Danforth in relation with: Congress and Members of Congress, Congressional oversight, Government operations and politics, Illinois, Interstate compacts, Missouri, Regional economic development, States.

A joint resolution to grant the consent of Congress to certain additional powers conferred upon the Bi-State Development Agency by the State of Missouri and Illinois became law (1) in the United States on 1985-09-30. It was referred to the following Committee(s): (2)

Senate Judiciary (SSJU)
House Judiciary (HSJU)

John Claggett Danforth, member of the US congress
John Claggett Danforth, Republican, Senator from Missouri

The proposal had the following cosponsors:

Alan John Dixon, Democrat, Senator, from Illinois
Thomas Eagleton, Senator, from Missouri
Paul Simon, Senator, from Illinois, district 24

Act Overview

  • Number: 127 (3)
  • Official Title as Introduced: A joint resolution to grant the consent of Congress to certain additional powers conferred upon the Bi-State Development Agency by the State of Missouri and Illinois (4)
  • Date First Introduced: 1985-04-30
  • Sponsor Name: Paul Simon
  • Assignment Process: See Committe Assignments (5)
  • Latest Major Activity/Action: Enacted
  • Date Enacted (signed, in general (6), by President): 1985-09-30
  • Type: sjres (7)
  • Main Topic: Government operations and politics
  • Related Bills: (8)
  • Summary of A joint resolution to grant the consent of Congress to certain additional powers conferred upon the Bi-State Development Agency by the State of Missouri and Illinois: Govtrack. Authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress.
  • Primary Source: Congress Website

Text of the A joint resolution to grant the consent of Congress to certain additional powers conferred upon the Bi-State Development Agency by the State of Missouri and Illinois

Expresses the resolution of the Congress to grant consent to certain additional powers conferred upon the Bi-State Development Agency by the State legislatures of Illinois and Missouri. Reserves to the Congress the right to require the Bi-State Development Agency to disclose and furnish information requested by the Congress.

Act Notes

  • [Note 1] An Act (like A joint resolution to grant the consent of Congress to certain additional powers conferred upon the Bi-State Development Agency by the State of Missouri and Illinois) or a resolution cannot become a law in the United States until it has been approved (passed) in identical form by both the House of Representatives and the Senate, as well as signed by the President (but see (5)). If the two bodys of the Congress versions of an Act are not identical, one of the bodies might decide to take a further vote to adopt the bill (see more about the Congress process here). An Act may be pass in identical form with or without amendments and with or without conference. (see more about Enrollment).
  • [Note 2] Proposals are referred to committees for preliminary consideration, then debated, amended, and passed (or rejected) by the full House or Senate. To prevent endless shuttling of bills between the House and Senate, bills like A joint resolution to grant the consent of Congress to certain additional powers conferred upon the Bi-State Development Agency by the State of Missouri and Illinois are referred to joint committees made up of members of both houses.
  • [Note 3] For more information regarding this legislative proposal, go to THOMAS, select “Bill Number,” search on (A joint resolution to grant the consent of Congress to certain additional powers conferred upon the Bi-State Development Agency by the State of Missouri and Illinois)
  • [Note 4] A joint resolution to grant the consent of Congress to certain additional powers conferred upon the Bi-State Development Agency by the State of Missouri and Illinois. The current official title of a bill is always present, assigned at introduction (for example, in this case, on 1985-04-30) and can be revised any time. This type of titles are sentences.
  • [Note 5] The Act is referred to the appropriate committee by the Speaker of any of the two Houses. Bills are placed on the calendar of the committee to which they have been assigned. See Assignment Process.
  • [Note 6] Regarding exceptions to President´s approval, a bill that is not signed (returned unsigned) by the President can still become law if at lest two thirds of each of the two bodys of the Congress votes to pass it, which is an infrequent case. See also Presidential Veto.
  • [Note 7] Legislative Proposal types can be: hr, hres, hjres, hconres, s, sres, sjres, sconres. A bill originating in the Senate is designated by the letter “S”, and a bill originating from the House of Representatives begins with “H.R.”, followed, in both cases, by its individual number which it retains throughout all its parliamentary process.
  • [Note 8] For information regarding related bill/s to A joint resolution to grant the consent of Congress to certain additional powers conferred upon the Bi-State Development Agency by the State of Missouri and Illinois, go to THOMAS.

Analysis

No analysis (criticism, advocacy, etc.) about A joint resolution to grant the consent of Congress to certain additional powers conferred upon the Bi-State Development Agency by the State of Missouri and Illinois submitted yet.

Congress and Members of Congress
Congressional oversight
Government operations and politics
Illinois
Interstate compacts
Missouri
Regional economic development
States

Further Reading

  • “How our laws are made”, Edward F Willett; Jack Brooks, Washington, U.S. G.P.O.
  • “To make all laws : the Congress of the United States, 1789-1989”, James H Hutson- Washington, Library of Congress.
  • “Bills introduced and laws enacted: selected legislative statistics, 1947-1990”, Rozanne M Barry; Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

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  2. A joint resolution to grant the consent of Congress to an amendment to the compact between the States of Missouri and Illinois providing that bonds issued by the Bi-State Development Agency may mature in not to exceed 40 years
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