S. 2363: A bill to revise and extend the Boys and Girls Clubs of America.

108th Congress · introduced 2004-04-29 · Families · Latest: Became Public Law No: 108-344.

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Where it came from: introduced 2004-04-29 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 475 (2004): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, S2363 (2004-09-28), Passed. See all
Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 108-344. (final step reached)
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What does this mean?

Official title

A bill to revise and extend the Boys and Girls Clubs of America.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary is repeated here.) Amends the Economic Espionage Act of 1996 to provide for the establishment of 300 additional Boys and Girls Clubs of America. Extends through FY 2010 the authority of the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance of the Department of Justice to make grants to the organization to establish such facilities. Modifies the grant application to include: (1) a long-term strategy to establish 1,500 (currently, 1,200) additional local Boys and Girls Clubs; and (2) a plan to ensure that there are at least 5,000 (currently, 4,000) of such facilities in operation by January 1, 2010 (currently, January 1, 2007). Authorizes appropriations for FY 2006 through 2010.

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Official text

A bill to revise and extend the Boys and Girls Clubs of America.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · 48 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 2363, An act to revise and extend the boys and Girls Clubs of America (2004-06-10); CBO cost estimate: S. 2363, An act to revise and extend the boys and Girls Clubs of America (2004-06-10); CBO cost estimate: S. 2363, An act to revise and extend the Boys and Girls Clubs of America (2004-07-13); CBO cost estimate: S. 2363, An act to revise and extend the Boys and Girls Clubs of America (2004-07-13)

Cosponsors on this site

Ron Wyden (D-OR), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Patty Murray (D-WA), Maria Cantwell (D-WA)

Recorded votes

House roll call 475 (2004): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, S2363 (2004-09-28): Passed

Words on this page, explained (3)

Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Fiscal year: The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108s2363.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/s>

Record fed-us-cong108-s2363 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108