What is productivity in Congress?

What is productivity in Congress?

H.R. 803 – Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
Sponsor: Rep Virginia Foxx (R-NC-5)

2/25/2013    Introduced in House


3/12/2013    House Education and Workforce Committee amends and passes it. 


3/15/2013    Three days later, it’s passed in the full House by a vote of 215 - 202

[15 months passes with no action in the Senate.]


6/25/2014    Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.


6/25/2014    Passed in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by a vote of 95 - 3.


7/9/2014      Resolving differences -- House passes the Senate-amended version by a vote of 415 – 6.


7/15/2014    Presented to President.


7/22/2014     Signed into law.