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S. 939 (106th): Hawaiian National Park Language Correction Act of 2000

A bill to correct spelling errors in the statutory designations of Hawaiian National Parks.

The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.

Sponsor and status

Daniel Akaka

Sponsor. Senator for Hawaii. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Dec 19, 2000
Length: 20 pages
Introduced
May 3, 1999
106th Congress (1999–2000)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the Senate on December 15, 2000 but was never passed by the House.

Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).

Cosponsors

1 Cosponsor (1 Democrat)

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History

May 3, 1999
 
Introduced

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Jun 16, 1999
 
Ordered Reported

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Dec 15, 2000
 
Passed Senate (House next)

The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made.

Dec 19, 2000
 
Text Published

Updated bill text was published as of Passed the Senate.

S. 939 (106th) 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 S. 939. This is the one from the 106th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 106th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 1999 to Dec 15, 2000. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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