Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE APPROPRIATION TO REPLENISH THE FUND FOR LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO MIGRANT WORKERS AS ESTABLISHED IN REPUBLIC ACT 8042, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'MIGRANT WORKERS AND OVERSEAS ACT OF 1995' AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR
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Date filed
July 3, 2007
Scope
All Information (Senate Website)
Legislative History (Senate Website)
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Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00701 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE APPROPRIATION TO REPLENISH THE FUND FOR LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO MIGRANT WORKERS AS ESTABLISHED IN REPUBLIC ACT 8042, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'MIGRANT WORKERS AND OVERSEAS ACT OF 1995' AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR | |
| SHORT TITLE : Providing For The Appropriation To Replenish The Fund For Legal Assistance To Migrant Workers | |
| ABSTRACT : The bill calls for an annual appropriation in the General Appropriations Act for the Legal Assistance Fund in the amount of P30 million inclusive of outstanding balances. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : GATCHALIAN, REXLON T. | |
| DATE FILED : 2007-07-03 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. Zamora (M.) | 2. Cua (J.) |
| 3. Padilla | 4. Magsaysay |
| 5. Ilagan | 6. Rodriguez |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Del Mar (004 ) | 2. Romualdo (070 ) |
| 3. Villarosa (014 ) | 4. Cari (015 ) |
| 5. Teodoro (022 ) | 6. Abayon (024 ) |
| 7. Nograles (000 ) | 8. Climaco (037 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS: | |
| 1. Scheduled for first meeting/hearing on 2009-04-28 | |
| 2. Approved by the Committee on Appropriations on 2009-04-28 | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 02171 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2009-06-08 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS, APPROPRIATIONS | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: approval with amendments | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS ON 2007-07-30 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2009-07-28 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2009-08-12 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| PERIOD OF COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS : 2009-08-25 | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2009-08-25 | |
| REMARKS : On Aug. 25, 2009, the Body approved to consider the Explanatory Note of the Bill as the sponsorship remarks on the measure; terminated the period of sponsorship and debate; approved Ctte. amendments thereon and approved the same on Second Reading. | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2009-09-08 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2009-09-23 | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:176 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2009-09-24 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2009-09-24 | |
| REMARKS : |
Abstract
The bill calls for an annual appropriation in the General Appropriations Act for the Legal Assistance Fund in the amount of P30 million inclusive of outstanding balances.
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