S. 543 (105 th ): Volunteer Protection Act of 1997

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A bill to provide certain protections to volunteers, nonprofit organizations, and governmental entities in lawsuits based on the activities of volunteers.

Sponsor and status

Paul Coverdell

Sponsor. Senator for Georgia. Republican.

Enacted — Signed by the President on Jun 18, 1997

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on June 18, 1997.

History

Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber.

The Senate must often vote to end debate before voting on a bill, called a cloture vote. The vote on cloture failed. This is often considered a filibuster. The Senate may try again.

The Senate must often vote to end debate before voting on a bill, called a cloture vote. The vote on cloture failed. This is often considered a filibuster. The Senate may try again.

The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next.

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 911 (105th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 543 (105th).

The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. The vote was without objection so no record of individual votes was made.

The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made.

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

The President signed the bill and it became law.

S. 543 (105th) 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. 543. This is the one from the 105 th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 105 th Congress, which met from Jan 7, 1997 to Dec 19, 1998. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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