Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT TO INSURE THE EXPEDITIOUS COMPLETION OF GOVERNMENT PROJECTS WITHOUT DELAY, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF(TEMPORA RY RESTRAINING ORDER)
Date filed
July 10, 1998
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00898 | |
| REPUBLIC ACT NO. RA08975 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT TO INSURE THE EXPEDITIOUS COMPLETION OF GOVERNMENT PROJECTS WITHOUT DELAY, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF(TEMPORA RY RESTRAINING ORDER) | |
| ABSTRACT : "Government Projects Expeditious Completion Act". Defines "government projects" as used in this Act. LIMITS the jurisdiction to issue TROs or preliminary injunctions against the government, on the award, commencement, termination, etc. of projects, to the SUPREME COURT. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : BELMONTE, FELICIANO JR. | |
| DATE FILED : 1998-07-10 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. | 2. |
| 3. | 4. |
| 5. | 6. |
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| AUTHORSHIP WITHDRAWALS: | |
| (2000-08-28) | |
| (2000-08-30) | |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| COUNTERPART HOUSE BILL/CONCURRENT RESOLUTION: SB02038 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00287 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 1999-05-10 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS, JUSTICE | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: approval without amendments | |
| SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB01421, HB01897 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE ON 1998-07-30 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 1999-05-11 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 1999-05-11 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 1999-05-17 | |
| PERIOD OF INTERPELLATIONS : 1999-05-25, 1999-05-26 | |
| PERIOD OF COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS : 1999-06-01, 1999-06-02 | |
| PERIOD OF INDIVIDUAL AMENDMENTS : 1999-06-03 | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 1999-06-03 | |
| REMARKS : The Body approved to consider the Explanatory Note of the bill as the sponsorship speech. | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :1999-06-03 | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:195 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 1999-06-04 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 1999-06-23 | |
| CONFERENCE COMMITTEE INFORMATION | |
| DATE REQUESTED TO FORM A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE : 2000-08-21 | |
| CONFERENCE COMMITTEEE REQUESTED BY : HOUSE | |
| DATE AGREED TO FORM A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE : 2000-08-22 | |
| REMARKS : With 139 - Y, 16 - N and 0 - Abs, the Body approved the Conference Committee Report on HB00898/SB00238 on Oct 10, 2000. | |
| DATE HOUSE RATIFIED CONCOM REPORT : 2000-10-10 | |
| DATE SENATE APPROVED CONCOM REPORT : 2000-08-29 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE PRESIDENT | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE PRESIDENT : 2000-10-30 | |
| DATE ACTED UPON BY THE PRESIDENT : 2000-11-07 | |
| PRESIDENTIAL ACTION:(A)PPROVED/(V)ETOED/(L)APSED : A | |
| REPUBLIC ACT NO.: RA08975 | |
| REPUBLIC ACT TITLE: AN ACT TO ENSURE THE EXPEDITIOUS IMPLEMENTATION AND COMPLETION OF GOVERNMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS BY PROHIBITING LOWER COURTS FROM ISSUING TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDERS, PRELIMINARY INJUNCTIONS OR PRELIMINARY MANDATORY INJUNCTIONS, PROVIDINGPENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSE |
Abstract
"Government Projects Expeditious Completion Act". Defines "government projects" as used in this Act. LIMITS the jurisdiction to issue TROs or preliminary injunctions against the government, on the award, commencement, termination, etc. of projects, to the SUPREME COURT.
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