S 616 United States Senate · 119th Congress

Foundation of the Federal Bar Association Charter Amendments Act of 2025

This bill amends the federal charter for the Foundation of the Federal Bar Association, updating its governance structure and operational rules. Key changes include redefining the board of directors as the governing body, shifting membership eligibility to be governed by bylaws, and adding strict restrictions: prohibiting political activities, stock issuance, dividends, and asset distributions to members during the charter's life. The bill also requires assets to be distributed per bylaws upon dissolution and eliminates the requirement for the foundation to maintain its principal office in Washington, D.C. As a procedural charter amendment, it directly affects the Foundation’s internal operations without creating new government programs or policies.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Dec 2025
Signed into Law
Dec 2025
Introduced Feb 18, 2025 Signed Dec 12, 2025
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Added GPO metadata block at the top including bill number (S 616), congress designation (119th Congress), public domain notice, and converter version information.

Added enrollment language at the bottom identifying the Speaker of the House of Representatives and Vice President of the United States as certifying officers, confirming the bill has passed both chambers.

Reformatted all sections from the engrossed numbered-list style (e.g., '1.Short title') to standard enrolled bill format (e.g., 'SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE.') with proper quotation marks around inserted statutory text and section symbol references.

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This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
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Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Dec 12, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by President.
executive
Dec 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4928)
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2709-2710; text: CR S2709-2710)
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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