Pre-Election Presidential Transition Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3196
Sponsor: Sen. Kaufman, Edward E. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2010-04-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2010-04-13
text: 
Pre-Election Presidential Transition Act of 2010 - Amends the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 to direct the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) to provide certain presidential transition services and facilities, including office space, equipment, and payment of certain related expenses, to eligible presidential and vice-presidential candidates before a presidential general election.
 
Directs the President, or the President's delegate, to take necessary and appropriate actions to plan and coordinate activities by the executive branch of the federal government to facilitate an efficient transfer of power to a successor President.

action_date: 2010-08-02
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Pre-Election Presidential Transition Act of 2010 - Amends the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 to direct the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) to provide certain presidential transition services and facilities, including office space, equipment, and payment of certain related expenses, to eligible presidential and vice-presidential candidates before a presidential general election.
 
Directs the President, or the President's delegate, to take necessary and appropriate actions to plan and coordinate activities by the executive branch of the federal government to facilitate an efficient transfer of power to a successor President.

action_date: 2010-09-24
text: 
Pre-Election Presidential Transition Act of 2010 - Amends the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 to direct the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) to provide certain presidential transition services and facilities, including office space, equipment, and payment of certain related expenses, to eligible presidential and vice-presidential candidates before a presidential general election.
 
Directs the President, or the President's delegate, to take necessary and appropriate actions to plan and coordinate activities by the executive branch of the federal government to facilitate an efficient transfer of power to a successor President.

action_date: 2010-09-30
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on September 24, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Pre-Election Presidential Transition Act of 2010 - Amends the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 to direct the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) to provide certain presidential transition services and facilities, including office space, equipment, and payment of certain related expenses, to eligible presidential and vice-presidential candidates before a presidential general election.
 
Directs the President, or the President's delegate, to take necessary and appropriate actions to plan and coordinate activities by the executive branch of the federal government to facilitate an efficient transfer of power to a successor President.

action_date: 2010-10-15
text: 
 
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on September 24, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.) 
 
Pre-Election Presidential Transition Act of 2010 - Amends the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 to direct the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) to provide certain presidential transition services and facilities, including office space, equipment, and payment of certain related expenses, to eligible presidential and vice-presidential candidates before a presidential general election. 
Directs the President, or the President's delegate, to take necessary and appropriate actions to plan and coordinate activities by the executive branch of the federal government to facilitate an efficient transfer of power to a successor President.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-10-15
text: Became Public Law No: 111-283.
action_date: 2010-10-15
text: Became Public Law No: 111-283.
action_date: 2010-10-15
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2010-10-15
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2010-10-04
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2010-10-04
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2010-09-30
text: Cleared for White House.
action_date: 2010-09-30
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2010-09-30
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 9/28/2010 H7039-7040)
action_date: 2010-09-30
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 9/28/2010 H7039-7040)
action_date: 2010-09-30
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7379)
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Bilbray objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3196.
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7039-7040)
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Ms. Chu moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2010-09-24
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2010-09-24
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2010-09-24
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2010-09-24
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7450-7452)
action_date: 2010-08-02
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 499.
action_date: 2010-08-02
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman without amendment. With written report No. 111-239.
action_date: 2010-08-02
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman without amendment. With written report No. 111-239.
action_date: 2010-05-17
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2010-04-22
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia. Hearings held.
action_date: 2010-04-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2243-2244)
action_date: 2010-04-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2242-2243)
action_date: 2010-04-13
text: Introduced in Senate

Enacted as: number: 111-283