H.R. 2640 (110 th ): NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007

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Last Updated: Jan 5, 2008
Length: 14 pages Introduced Jun 11, 2007
110 th Congress (2007–2009)

Enacted — Signed by the President on Jan 8, 2008

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on January 8, 2008.

Pub.L. 110-180 Cosponsors

17 Cosponsors (14 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

History

Jun 11, 2007 Introduced

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Jun 13, 2007 Passed House (Senate next)

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Dec 19, 2007 Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)

The Senate passed the bill with changes not in the House version and sent it back to the House to approve the changes. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made.

Dec 19, 2007 House Agreed to Changes

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Dec 20, 2007 Text Published

Updated bill text was published as of Passed the Senate with an Amendment.

Jan 8, 2008 Enacted — Signed by the President

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H.R. 2640 (110th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

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This bill was introduced in the 110 th Congress, which met from Jan 4, 2007 to Jan 3, 2009. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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