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H.R. 3546: To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012.

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H.R. 3546: To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012.

110th Congress · introduced 2007-09-17 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 851.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2007-09-17 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 456 (2008): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR3546 (2008-06-25), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 851. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize appropriations for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program through FY2012.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] · 58 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3546, A bill to authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012 (2008-06-20); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3546, A bill to authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012 (2008-06-20)

Cosponsors on this site

Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Rick Larsen (D-WA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Brad Sherman (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] reported raising $514,399 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

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.
Authorization
A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
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

Record fed-us-cong110-hr3546 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110