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H.R.5197 - ALTO Act115th Congress (2017-2018) |

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Sponsor: Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] (Introduced 03/07/2018)
Committees: House - Energy and Commerce | Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Action: Senate - 06/13/2018 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)

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This bill has the status Passed House

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  1. Introduced
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. To President
  5. Became Law

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Summary: H.R.5197 — 115th Congress (2017-2018)All Information (Except Text)

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Introduced in House (03/07/2018)

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