Senate Bill 3989
116th Congress(2019-2020)
United States Semiquincentennial Commission Amendments Act of 2020
Became Law
Became Public Law 116-282 on Dec 31, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
3989
Congress
116
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Government Operations and Politics
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checkPassed on July 21, 2020
Status
Passed
Type
Unanimous Consent
Unanimous Consent
A senator may request unanimous consent on the floor to set aside a specified rule of procedure so as to expedite proceedings. If no Senator objects, the Senate permits the action, but if any one senator objects, the request is rejected. Unanimous consent requests with only immediate effects are routinely granted, but ones affecting the floor schedule, the conditions of considering a bill or other business, or the rights of other senators, are normally not offered, or a floor leader will object to it, until all senators concerned have had an opportunity to inform the leaders that they find it acceptable.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S4359-4360)
Summary
United States Semiquincentennial Commission Amendments Act of 2020
This bill modifies certain requirements of the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission, which was established to provide for the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States and related events.
Among other things, the bill
- modifies the membership requirements of the commission;
- changes the date by which the commission shall report to the President with its specific recommendations for the commemoration of the 250th anniversary and related events to March 31, 2020;
- grants the commission the sole power to authorize, license, and derive income from the usage of official marks, imprimaturs, products, and logos of the commission and the official semiquincentennial activities sponsored or cosponsored by the commission; and
- establishes penalties for knowingly manufacturing, reproducing, or using any log, symbol, or mark originated under the authority of, and certified by, the commission for use in connection with the commemoration of the semiquincentennial.
December 17, 2020
July 21, 2020
June 17, 2020
12/31/2020
Became Public Law No: 116-282.
12/31/2020
Signed by President.
12/21/2020
Presented to President.
12/20/2020
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
12/19/2020
Senate agreed to the House amendment to S. 3989 by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7853)
12/19/2020
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendment to S. 3989 by Unanimous Consent.
12/18/2020
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
12/17/2020
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
12/17/2020
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7244)
12/17/2020
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
12/17/2020
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3989.
12/17/2020
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7244-7245)
12/17/2020
Mr. Khanna moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
07/22/2020
Held at the desk.
07/22/2020
Received in the House.
07/22/2020
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
07/21/2020
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S4359-4360)
07/21/2020
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S4359-4360)
07/21/2020
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4359-4360)
07/21/2020
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4359-4360)
06/17/2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
06/17/2020
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 17, 2023 9:13:49 PM