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Granting the consent of Congress to the Mutual Aid Agreement between the city of Bristol, Virginia, and the city of Bristol, Tennessee.

Public Law 104-181 · H.J.Res. 166 · 104th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Aug 6, 1996 · Government Operations and Politics

Sponsor: Rep. Rick Boucher (D-VA-9)

Cosponsors (1): Rep. James Quillen

Passage votes

  • HouseVoice vote
  • SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Grants the consent of the Congress to the Mutual Aid Agreement entered into between the city of Bristol, Virginia, and the city of Bristol, Tennessee, with respect to providing mutual law enforcement assistance.

Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

  • Judiciary Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee
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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 15 actions.

  1. Aug 6, 1996Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 104-181.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Aug 2, 1996PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Jul 31, 1996FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  5. Jul 29, 1996FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  6. FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.
  7. FloorFloor · Mr. Gekas moved to suspend the rules and pass the resolution.
  8. Jul 25, 1996CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Judiciary Committee
  9. Jul 16, 1996CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Judiciary Committee
  10. Jun 27, 1996CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
  11. CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
  12. CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
  13. Apr 18, 1996CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
  14. Mar 21, 1996CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Judiciary Committee
  15. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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Official record

The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.