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110th Congress · 2007–2009
S. 231
A bill to authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 201…
Crime and Law Enforcement Senate 52 cosponsors
Latest action: Became Public Law No: 110-294. · July 30, 2008 Understand the measure
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The movement
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The votes
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Where it stands
The measure's progress
Public Law 110-294
Became Public Law No: 110-294.
Recorded July 30, 2008, as the clerk wrote it
Sponsor
Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Committee
Judiciary Committee
Official title
A bill to authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012.
Recorded votes
None taken
The official record
- Congress.gov bill page
- Article I, Section 7 of the Constitution: how a bill becomes law
- Status, sponsor and actions from the official GovInfo record, read October 12, 2026 · see sources
Cite this record
- Reference number
bill-110-s231- Permanent link
- https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-110-s231
- Official source
- Congress.gov ↗
- Last checked
- Status and actions last read from the official GovInfo BILLSTATUS record
AP style
Vote Files, "S. 231 (110th Congress): A bill to authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012," last checked Oct. 12, 2026, citing Congress.gov, https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-110-s231
APA
Vote Files. (2026, October 12). S. 231 (110th Congress): A bill to authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012 [Bill record]. Retrieved October 13, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-110-s231
Chicago
Vote Files. "S. 231 (110th Congress): A bill to authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012." Last modified October 12, 2026. Accessed October 13, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-110-s231.
BibTeX
@misc{votefiles_bill_110_s231,
author = {{Vote Files}},
title = {{S. 231 (110th Congress): A bill to authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-110-s231}},
note = {Reference number bill-110-s231; official source: Congress.gov, https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/senate-bill/231; last checked October 12, 2026; accessed October 13, 2026}
}Plain link
https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-110-s231
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On the record
No recorded vote
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The House and the Senate agreed to this measure without a recorded vote, which is what a voice vote or unanimous consent produces. No individual position on that passage exists to show.