Legislative Branch Agency Appointments: History, Processes, and Recent Actions
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- S 4678118th Congress
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2025
Jul 11, 2024 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 436.
- HR 83113th Congress
Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015
Dec 16, 2014 · Became Public Law No: 113-235.
- HR 1213114th Congress
Office of Compliance Administrative and Technical Corrections Act of 2015
Mar 20, 2015 · Became Public Law No: 114-6.
- HR 2029114th Congress
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016
Dec 18, 2015 · Became Public Law No: 114-113.
- S 2226118th Congress
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
Jul 27, 2023 · Senate ordered measure printed as passed.
- HR 3547113th Congress
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014
Jan 17, 2014 · Became Public Law No: 113-76.
- HR 1228115th Congress
To provide for the appointment of members of the Board of Directors of the Office of Compliance to replace members whose terms expire during 2017, and for other purposes.
Apr 3, 2017 · Signed by President.
- HR 1625115th Congress
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018
Mar 23, 2018 · Became Public Law No: 115-141.
- HR 244115th Congress
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017
May 5, 2017 · Signed by President.
- S 3749115th Congress
Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act
Dec 21, 2018 · Became Public Law No: 115-397.
- HJRES 31116th Congress
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019
Feb 15, 2019 · Became Public Law No: 116-6.
- HR 1158116th Congress
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
Dec 20, 2019 · Became Public Law No: 116-93.
- HR 133116th Congress
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
Dec 27, 2020 · Became Public Law No: 116-260.
- HR 1865116th Congress
Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
Dec 20, 2019 · Became Public Law No: 116-94.
- HR 7611116th Congress
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2021
Jul 14, 2020 · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 359.
- HR 2471117th Congress
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022
Mar 15, 2022 · Became Public Law No: 117-103.
- HR 2617117th Congress
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Dec 29, 2022 · Became Public Law No: 117-328.
- HR 4346117th Congress
Chips and Science Act
Aug 9, 2022 · Became Public Law No: 117-167.
- HR 2670118th Congress
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
Dec 22, 2023 · Became Public Law No: 118-31.
- HR 2882118th Congress
Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024
Mar 23, 2024 · Became Public Law No: 118-47.
- HR 3196118th Congress
Architect of the Capitol Appointment Act of 2023
Dec 19, 2024 · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 766.
- HR 6244118th Congress
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1535 East Los Ebanos Boulevard in Brownsville, Texas, as the "1st Lieutenant Andres Zermeno Post Office Building".
Jan 2, 2025 · Became Public Law No: 118-220.
- HR 6363118th Congress
Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024
Nov 17, 2023 · Became Public Law No: 118-22.
- HR 8772118th Congress
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2025
Jul 11, 2024 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- S 2162114th Congress
Librarian of Congress Succession Modernization Act of 2015
Nov 5, 2015 · Became Public Law No: 114-86.
- S 4791117th Congress
A bill to amend section 301 of title 44, United States Code, to establish a term for the appointment of the Director of the Government Publishing Office.
Oct 17, 2022 · Became Public Law No: 117-213.