[History of Bills, Volume 143 (1997)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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S. 543--A bill to provide certain protections to volunteers, nonprofit 
    organizations, and governmental entities in lawsuits based on the 
    activities of volunteers.


By Mr. COVERDELL (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Abraham, Mr. 
Santorum, and Mr. Ashcroft), S2901 [9AP]

  Read the first time, S2950 [9AP]
  Read the second time, S2951 [10AP]
  Placed on the calendar, S3010 [10AP]
  Cosponsors added, S3294 [16AP], S3456 [22AP], S3756 [28AP]
  Debated, S3861 [1MY], S3870 [1MY]
  Amendments, S3875 [1MY], S3914 [1MY], S4915 [21MY]
  Passed Senate amended, S3880 [1MY]
  Message from the Senate, H2159 [5MY]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
  H2166 [5MY]
  Committee discharged. Passed House amended (text of H.R. 911 
  inserted in lieu), H3118 [21MY]
  Text, H3118 [21MY]
  Message from the House, S4878 [21MY], S5594 [12JN]
  Senate agreed to House amendment, S4915 [21MY]
  Examined and signed in the House, H3719 [11JN]
  Presented to the President, S5594 [12JN]
  Approved [Public Law 105-19] (signed June 18, 1997)