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S. 969: A bill to amend the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act to reauthorize the Act.

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S. 969: A bill to amend the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act to reauthorize the Act.

113th Congress · introduced 2013-05-16 · Animals · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 419.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-05-16 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 419. 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

A bill to amend the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act to reauthorize the Act.

Plain summary

Amends the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act to authorize $6.5 million for each of FY2014-FY2019 to carry out such Act.

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s)), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

A bill to amend the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act to reauthorize the Act.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] · 0 cosponsors

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Words on this page, explained (2)
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.
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).

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-s969 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113