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An Act for the relief of Gary A. Broyles
An Act for the relief of Gary A. Broyles
Act Details
An Act for the relief of Gary A. Broyles was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 1975-12-19 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 94 United States Congress by Hugh Williamson in relation with: Private legislation.
An Act for the relief of Gary A. Broyles became law (1) in the United States on 1976-10-01
It was referred to the following Committee(s): (2)
Senate Judiciary (SSJU)
House Judiciary (HSJU)
Sponsor
Hugh Williamson, Federalist, North Carolina, district 4
The proposal had the following cosponsors:
Pete Domenici, Senator, from New Mexico
Act Overview
- Number: 2830 (3)
- Official Title as Introduced: A bill for the relief of Gary A. Broyles (4)
- Date First Introduced: 1975-12-19
- Sponsor Name: Hugh Williamson
- Assignment Process: See Committe Assignments (5)
- Latest Major Activity/Action: Enacted
- Date Enacted (signed, in general (6), by President): 1976-10-01
- Type: s (7)
- Main Topic: Private legislation
- Summary of An Act for the relief of Gary A. Broyles: Govtrack. Authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress.
- Primary Source: Congress Website
Text of the An Act for the relief of Gary A. Broyles
Provides for the relief of Gary A. Broyles.
Act Notes
- [Note 1] An Act (like An Act for the relief of Gary A. Broyles) 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 An Act for the relief of Gary A. Broyles 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 (An Act for the relief of Gary A. Broyles)
- [Note 4] A bill for the relief of Gary A. Broyles. The current official title of a bill is always present, assigned at introduction (for example, in this case, on 1975-12-19) 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 An Act for the relief of Gary A. Broyles, go to THOMAS.
Analysis
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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.