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Panama Canal Act Amendments of 1989

Introduced: March 9, 1989 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 31 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 5, 1990
See H.R.4739.
Mar 20, 1990
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Mar 13, 1990
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mar 13, 1990
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Mar 13, 1990
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Mar 13, 1990
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Mar 13, 1990
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Mar 13, 1990
The chair announced that a second on the motion to suspend the rules is not required.
Mar 13, 1990
Mr. Dyson moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Mar 8, 1990
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 8, 1990
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Mar 8, 1990
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 255.
Mar 8, 1990
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. H. Rept. 368, Part II.
Mar 6, 1990
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Mar 6, 1990
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 20, 1990
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jan 10, 1990
Executive Comment Requested from OMB, OPM, Panama Canal Commission.
Dec 20, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits.
Nov 20, 1989
Referred sequentially to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service for a period ending not later than March 15, 1990 for consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendments recommended by the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1 (o), rule X.
Nov 20, 1989
Discharged from Union Calendar.
Nov 17, 1989
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 226.
Nov 17, 1989
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. H. Rept. 368, Part I.
Sep 26, 1989
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Sep 26, 1989
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 12, 1989
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 12, 1989
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Jul 18, 1989
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 14, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Panama Canal/Outer Continental Shelf.
Mar 14, 1989
Executive Comment Requested from Panama Canal Commission.
Mar 9, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Mar 9, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Panama Canal Act Amendments of 1990 - Amends the Panama Canal Act of 1979 to set at a daily rate equivalent to level V of the Executive Schedule the compensation of members of the Supervisory Board of the Panama Canal Commission who hold no office with the governments of either the United States or Panama.

Authorizes payment of the overseas recruitment or retention differential provided for in the Act to the Deputy Administrator and Chief Engineer of the Commission, if eligible.

Provides for eligibility for and computation of retirement annuities for certain Commission employees.

Amends the Panama Canal Commission Compensation Fund Act of 1988 to provide that the Panama Canal Compensation Fund: (1) shall be maintained by the Secretary of the Treasury; (2) shall be available for transfer to the Employees' Compensation Fund; and (3) may be discontinued only in accordance with this Act.

What's happening now November 5, 1990

See H.R.4739.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1348 Procedurally related To make certain technical changes to the Panama Canal Compensation Fund Act of 1988.
  • HR 4739 Procedurally related National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991
 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Feb 27, 1990
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1347: Panama Canal Act Amendments of 1990. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1347/
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"H.R. 1347: Panama Canal Act Amendments of 1990." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1347/.
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H.R. 1347, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1347/.
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