US Congress Senate Bill 2163 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 12-2)
Status: Passed on August 14 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-08-14 - Became Public Law No: 116-156. (TXT | PDF)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Establishes the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys within the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Office of the Staff Director to conduct a systematic study of the conditions affecting Black men and boys.

Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act

Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]	Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA]	Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]	Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]
Sen. Tim Scott [R-SC]	Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS]	Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]	Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]
Sen. Mike Braun [R-IN]	Sen. Rob Portman [R-OH]	Sen. Rick Scott [R-FL]	Sen. Mitt Romney [R-UT]
Sen. Deb Fischer [R-NE]	Sen. Kelly Loeffler [R-GA]

2020-07-27 - House - On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill (Y: 368 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 61) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-08-14	Senate	Became Public Law No: 116-156. (TXT | PDF)
2020-08-14	Senate	Signed by President.
2020-08-04	Senate	Presented to President.
2020-07-27	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2020-07-27	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 368 - 1 (Roll no. 167). (text: CR H3873)
2020-07-27	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2163.
2020-07-27	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3873-3878)
2020-07-27	House	Mrs. McBath moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2020-06-29	House	Held at the desk.
2020-06-29	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2020-06-29	House	Received in the House.
2020-06-25	Senate	Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text: CR S3281-3282)
2020-06-25	Senate	S.Amdt.1809 Amendment SA 1809 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
2020-06-25	Senate	S.Amdt.1809 Amendment SA 1809 proposed by Senator Hawley for Senator Lankford. (consideration: CR S3281; text: CR S3281) To require an equal number of Republicans and Democrats to serve on the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys.
2020-06-25	Senate	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S3281-3282)
2020-06-25	Senate	Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.
2019-07-18	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB1636 (Related) 2019-04-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
SB3985 (Related) 2021-01-01 - Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S7995)
HB7278 (Related) 2020-06-18 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2163/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2163/BILLS-116s2163is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2163/BILLS-116s2163es.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2163/BILLS-116s2163enr.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2020167