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H.R. 4435 (113th): Howard P. “Buck” McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015

To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2015 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.

The federal budget process occurs in two stages: appropriations and authorizations. This is an authorization bill, which directs how federal funds should or should not be used. (It does not set overall spending limits, however, which are the subject of appropriations bills.) Authorizations are typically made for single fiscal years (October 1 through September 30 of the next year) but are often renewed in subsequent law.

Sponsor and status

Howard “Buck” McKeon

Sponsor. Representative for California's 25th congressional district. Republican.

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Last Updated: Jun 5, 2014
Length: 1042 pages
Introduced
Apr 9, 2014
113th Congress (2013–2015)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on May 22, 2014 but was never passed by the Senate. Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills.

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Provisions of this bill also appear in:

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Cosponsors

1 Cosponsor (1 Democrat)

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History

Apr 9, 2014
 
Introduced

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Apr 30, 2014
 
Considered by Military Personnel

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May 1, 2014
 
Considered by Readiness

A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.

May 7, 2014
 
Considered by House Committee on Armed Services

A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.

May 8, 2014
 
Ordered Reported

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May 22, 2014
 
Passed House (Senate next)

The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next.

H.R. 4435 (113th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 4435. This is the one from the 113th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 113th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2013 to Jan 2, 2015. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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