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H.R.3979

H.R.3979: Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015

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This bill was introduced in the 113th Congress
This bill is primarily about taxation
Introduced Jan. 31, 2014
Latest Major Action Dec. 19, 2014
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Bill Sponsor

Lou Barletta (R-Pa.)

Bill Cosponsors

106 (15 Democrats, 91 Republicans)

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Week Ending	Rank
July 5, 2015	10th
Jan. 11, 2015	7th
Jan. 5, 2015	5th
Dec. 28, 2014	8th
Dec. 14, 2014	6th
Dec. 7, 2014	10th
Sept. 7, 2014	9th
Aug. 31, 2014	7th
Aug. 24, 2014	9th
Aug. 10, 2014	10th
July 27, 2014	8th

Bill Summary

(This measure has not been amended since the House agreed with an amendment to the Senate amendment on December 4, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 - Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes FY2015 appropriations for Procurement...

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Bill Actions

Date	Description
Dec. 19, 2014	Became Public Law No: 113-291.
Dec. 19, 2014	Signed by President.
Dec. 18, 2014	Presented to President.
Dec. 12, 2014	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec. 12, 2014	Pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 123, enrollment corrections on H.R. 3979 have been made.
Dec. 12, 2014	Pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 121, enrollment corrections on H.R. 3979 have been made.
Dec. 12, 2014	Senate agreed to House amendment to Senate Amendment to H.R. 3979, under the order of 12/11/14, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, by Yea-Nay Vote. 89 - 11. Record Vote Number: 325. (consideration: CR S6738-6739)
Dec. 12, 2014	Motion by Senator Reid to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment with an amendment (SA3984) withdrawn in Senate.
Dec. 12, 2014	Vote in the Senate Ruling of the Chair sustained by Yea-Nay Vote. 55 - 45. Record Vote Number: 324. (consideration: CR S6738)
Dec. 12, 2014	Senator Coburn appealed the ruling of the chair. (consideration: CR S6738)
Dec. 12, 2014	Coburn motion to suspend Rule XXII to permit the consideration of amendment SA 4098 ruled out of order by chair. (consideration: CR S6738)
Dec. 12, 2014	Coburn motion to suspend Rule XXII to permit the consideration of amendment SA 4098 made in Senate. (consideration: CR S6738)
Dec. 12, 2014	Vote in the Senate Motion by Senator Coburn to refer to Senate Committee on Armed Services the House message to accompany the bill with instructions to report back forthwith with changes to strike title XXX, under the order of 12/11/14, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 18 - 82. Record Vote Number: 323. (consideration: CR S6738)
Dec. 12, 2014	Motion by Senator Coburn to refer to Senate Committee on Armed Services the House message to accompany the bill with instructions to report back forthwith with changes to strike title XXX made in Senate. (consideration: CR S6726)
Dec. 12, 2014	Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6701-6739)
Dec. 11, 2014	Motion by Senator Reid to refer to Senate Committee on Armed Services the House message to accompany the bill with instructions to report back forthwith with amendment SA 3986 fell when cloture invoked on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment in Senate. (consideration: CR S6590)
Dec. 11, 2014	Vote in the Senate Cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 85 - 14. Record Vote Number: 322. (consideration: CR S6589-6590; text: CR S6589)
Dec. 11, 2014	Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6585, S6589-6590, S6608)
Dec. 10, 2014	Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6470-6474)
Dec. 9, 2014	Motion by Senator Reid to refer to Senate Committee on Armed Services the House message to accompany the bill with instructions to report back forthwith with amendment SA 3986 made in Senate. (consideration: CR S6438; text: CR S6438)
Dec. 9, 2014	Motion by Senator Reid to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment with an amendment (SA 3984) made in Senate. (consideration: CR S6438; text: CR S6438)
Dec. 9, 2014	Cloture motion on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S6437-6438; text: CR S6437-6438)
Dec. 9, 2014	Motion by Senator Reid to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment made in Senate. (consideration: CR S6437; text: CR S6437)
Dec. 9, 2014	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6437-6438)
Dec. 8, 2014	Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate amendment.
Dec. 8, 2014	ENGROSSMENT CORRECTION - Mr. Hastings (WA) asked unanimous consent that in the engrossment of the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 3979 pursuant to H.Res. 770, the Clerk be directed to make a correction as follows: In sec. 3050 of the House amendment, strike "2013" and insert "2014". Agreed to without objection.
Dec. 4, 2014	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec. 4, 2014	On motion that the House agree with an amendment to the Senate amendment Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 300 - 119 (Roll no. 551). (text as House agreed to Senate amendment with an amendment: CR H8388-8621)
Dec. 4, 2014	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 3979, the Chair put the question on adoption of the motion to concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 3979 with an amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. McKeon demanded the yeas and nays and pursuant to a previous special order, further proceedings on the question of adoption of the motion were postponed until later in the legislative day.
Dec. 4, 2014	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H8632)
Dec. 4, 2014	Pursuant to H.Res. 770, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on motion to concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 3979 with an amendment consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113-58 modified by the amendments printed in part A of House Report 113-646 and the amendment specified in section 5 of House Resolution 770.
Dec. 4, 2014	Mr. McKeon moved that the House concur with an amendment in the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H8385-8632, H8651-8652; text of Senate amendment: CR H8385-8387)
Dec. 4, 2014	ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. McKeon asked unanimous consent that the question of adopting a motion to concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 3979 with an amendment may be subject to postponement as though under clause 8 of rule 20. Agreed to without objection.
April 8, 2014	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
April 7, 2014	Vote in the Senate Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 59 - 38. Record Vote Number: 101. (text: CR S2176-2178)
April 7, 2014	Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2175-2178)
April 3, 2014	Vote in the Senate Cloture on the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 61 - 35. Record Vote Number: 100. (consideration: CR S2150; text: CR S2150)
April 3, 2014	Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2137-2140, S2141-2144, S2145-2146, S2148, S2148-2149, S2149-2150, S2152)
April 2, 2014	Vote in the Senate Motion to table the motion to appeal the ruling of the chair agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 67 - 29. Record Vote Number: 98.
April 2, 2014	Senator Vitter moved to appeal the ruling of the chair that Amdt. No. 2931 is not in order to be proposed. (consideration: CR S2081)
April 2, 2014	Motion by Senator Reid to commit to Senate Committee on Finance with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 2879) fell when cloture was invoked on SA 2874 in Senate. (consideration: CR S2047)
April 2, 2014	Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2044-2046, S2047-2081, S2082-2085)
April 1, 2014	Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1897)
March 31, 2014	Cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S1860; text: CR S1860)
March 31, 2014	Motion by Senator Reid to commit to Senate Committee on Finance with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 2879) made in Senate. (consideration: CR S1860; text: CR S1860)
March 31, 2014	Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S1859-1860)
March 31, 2014	Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
March 27, 2014	Vote in the Senate Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 65 - 34. Record Vote Number: 90. (consideration: CR S1799-1800; text: CR S1799)
March 27, 2014	Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S1781-1784, S1793, S1799-1800, S1800, S1803-1809)
March 26, 2014	Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S1770-1771; text: CR S1770-1771)
March 26, 2014	Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S1741-1744; S1761-1770, S1770-1771)
March 25, 2014	Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S1720)
March 24, 2014	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 333.
March 13, 2014	Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
March 12, 2014	Received in the Senate.
March 11, 2014	Vote in the House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 410 - 0 (Roll no. 116). (text: CR H2278)
March 11, 2014	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2285-2286)
March 11, 2014	At 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.
March 11, 2014	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3979.
March 11, 2014	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2278-2280)
March 11, 2014	Mr. Brady (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. (consideration: CR H2278)
Feb. 25, 2014	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 268.
Feb. 25, 2014	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 113-360.
Feb. 4, 2014	Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 37 - 0.
Feb. 4, 2014	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jan. 31, 2014	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan. 31, 2014	Introduced in the House by Lou Barletta (R-Pa.)

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Became Public Law No: 113-291.

Signed by President.

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Introduced in the House by Lou Barletta (R-Pa.)