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Responsible Legislating Act

119-hr185 — Responsible Legislating Act. Sponsored by Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]. Introduced 2025-01-03. House bill. 119th Congress.

119-hr185 119th Congress House Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
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Responsible Legislating Act

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Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
Sponsor
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D), MA
Introduced
2025-01-03
Committees
Agriculture Committee; Veterans' Affairs Committee; Financial Services Committee; Budget Committee; Transportation and Infrastructure Committee; Ethics Committee; Rules Committee; Appropriations Committee; Science, Space, and Technology Committee; Homeland Security Committee; Energy and Commerce Committee; Committee on House Administration; Natural Resources Committee; Judiciary Committee; Small Business Committee; Education and Workforce Committee; Foreign Affairs Committee; Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee; Oversight and Government Reform Committee; Armed Services Committee; Ways and Means Committee
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures; Advisory bodies; Agricultural marketing and promotion; Appropriations; Bank accounts, deposits, capital; Banking and financial institutions regulation; Business records; Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Child safety and welfare; Computers and information technology; Congressional oversight; Data collection, sharing, protection; Department of Defense; Department of Energy; Department of Health and Human Services; Department of Homeland Security; Department of Labor; Department of State; Department of the Treasury; Disability assistance; Employee benefits and pensions; Employment discrimination and employee rights; Executive agency funding and structure; Financial services and investments; First responders and emergency personnel; Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management; Government information and archives; Higher education; Historical and cultural resources; House of Representatives; Human trafficking; Income tax credits; Income tax deferral; Income tax exclusion; Inflation and prices; Interest, dividends, interest rates; Law enforcement officers; Life, casualty, property insurance; Livestock; Manufacturing; Military personnel and dependents; Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers; Navigation, waterways, harbors; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Sales and excise taxes; Securities; Small business; Student aid and college costs; Supply chain; Tax administration and collection, taxpayers; U.S. and foreign investments; Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation; Wages and earnings

Bill Activity

House
Introduced in House
2025-01-03
Committee
2025-01-03
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, Oversight and Government Reform, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Foreign Affairs, Education and Workforce, Small Business, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, House Administration, Energy and Commerce, Homeland Security, Science, Space, and Technology, Appropriations, Rules, Ethics, Transportation and Infrastructure, the Budget, and Financial Services , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Committee
2025-03-12
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Committee
2025-03-14
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.

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    Introduced

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    Committee Review

    Referred to committee for hearings, markup, and a vote to advance it.

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    Floor Vote

    The full chamber debates and votes on passage.

  4. 4
    Second Chamber

    If passed, it repeats committee review and a floor vote in the other chamber.

  5. 5
    Resolve Differences

    If the chambers pass different versions, a conference reconciles them.

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    Sent to President

    The reconciled bill is enrolled and delivered to the White House.

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    Signed or Vetoed

    Becomes law with a signature, or automatically after 10 days.

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