S. 2606 (110 th ): United States Fire Administration Reauthorization Act of 2008

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A bill to reauthorize the United States Fire Administration, and for other purposes.

The federal budget process occurs in two stages: appropriations, which set overall spending limits by agency or program, and authorizations, which direct how federal funds should (or should not) be used. Appropriation and authorization provisions are typically made for single fiscal years. A reauthorization bill like this one renews the authorizations of an expiring law.

Sponsor and status

Christopher Dodd

Sponsor. Senator for Connecticut. Democrat.

Enacted — Signed by the President on Oct 8, 2008

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

12 Cosponsors (7 Democrats, 3 Republicans, 2 Independents)

History

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The President signed the bill and it became law.

S. 2606 (110th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 2606. This is the one from the 110 th Congress.

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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