HR 2780 98th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Authorization Economics and Public Finance Local and Municipal Government Local finance Louisiana Massachusetts Revenue sharing State finance States

State and Local Fiscal Assistance Amendments of 1983

Introduced: May 12, 1983 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 39 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Nov 30, 1983

Became Public Law No: 98-185.

Nov 30, 1983

Signed by President.

Nov 18, 1983

Presented to President.

Nov 18, 1983

Measure Signed in Senate.

Nov 17, 1983

House Agreed to Conference Report by Voice Vote.

Nov 17, 1983

Conference report agreed to in House: House Agreed to Conference Report by Voice Vote.

Nov 17, 1983

Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.

Nov 17, 1983

Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.

Nov 15, 1983

Conference Report 98-550 Filed in House.

Nov 15, 1983

Conference report filed: Conference Report 98-550 Filed in House.

Nov 9, 1983

Conference held.

Nov 9, 1983

Conference committee actions: Conference held.

Nov 3, 1983

Conference held.

Nov 3, 1983

Conference committee actions: Conference held.

Sep 29, 1983

House Agreed to Request for Conference and Speaker Appointed Conferees: Brooks, Weiss, Conyers, Levin, MacKay, Towns, Horton, Walker, McCandless.

Sep 29, 1983

House Disagreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.

Sep 29, 1983

Resolving differences -- House actions: House Disagreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.

Sep 21, 1983

Senate insists on its amendments, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Dole; Danforth; Heinz; Durenberger; Long; Bentsen; Mitchell.

Sep 21, 1983

Passed Senate in lieu of S. 1426 with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 87-6. Record Vote No: 262.

Sep 21, 1983

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate in lieu of S. 1426 with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 87-6. Record Vote No: 262.

Sep 21, 1983

Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S. 1426 amended.

Sep 21, 1983

Measure laid before Senate.

Aug 4, 1983

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 361.

Aug 4, 1983

Received in the Senate.

Aug 2, 1983

Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 381 - 35 (Record Vote No: 312).

Aug 2, 1983

Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 381 - 35 (Record Vote No: 312).

Aug 2, 1983

Committee Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute Considered as an Original Bill for the Purpose of Amendment.

Aug 2, 1983

Called up by House by Rule.

Aug 2, 1983

Rule Passed House.

Jul 27, 1983

Rules Committee Resolution H.Res.285 Reported to House.

Jul 26, 1983

Committee on Rules Granted an Open Rule Providing Two Hours of Debate; Making in Order the Government Operations Committee Amendment as an Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute.

May 16, 1983

Placed on Union Calendar No: 117.

May 16, 1983

Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Government Operations. Report No: 98-179.

May 11, 1983

Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

May 11, 1983

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

May 10, 1983

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Apr 27, 1983

For Previous Action See H.R.1930.

Apr 27, 1983

Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.

Apr 27, 1983

Introduced in House

Amendments to this bill 8

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

4 failed 4 pending / other

Amendment	Sponsor	Purpose	Status	Latest action
HAMDT 319	–	Amendments en bloc to provide for computation of entitlements under the act by using a "Representative Tax Sy…	Failed	Aug 2, 1983
HAMDT 318	–	An amendment to eliminate the program for Louisiana Sheriffs.	Pending	Aug 2, 1983
HAMDT 317	–	An amendment to eliminate the state share in the revenue sharing program leaving the local share.	Pending	Aug 2, 1983
HAMDT 316	–	An amendment to permit waiver of the Davis-Bacon wage rate requirements by state or local governments if they…	Failed	Aug 2, 1983
HAMDT 315	–	An amendment to provide that funds allocated in excess of $4,566,700,000 (the current level) are to be alloca…	Failed	Aug 2, 1983
HAMDT 314	–	An amendment to the Horton amendment to reduce further the annual total for revenue sharing from $5,016,700,0…	Failed	Aug 2, 1983
HAMDT 313	–	An amendment to reduce the entitlement authorization for revenue sharing from $5,297,333,000 to $5,016,700,00…	Pending	Aug 2, 1983
HAMDT 312	–	An amendment to reduce the extension of the program authorization from five to three years.	Pending	Aug 2, 1983

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

State and Local Fiscal Assistance Amendments of 1983 - Extends the general revenue sharing program through FY 1987.

Extends through FY 1988 the provisions which allow for a State variation of local government allocations.

Authorizes appropriations to the State and Local Government Fiscal Assistance Trust Fund to pay entitlement amounts to State and general local governments.

Repeals the requirement that States refund categorical grant program amounts to the Federal Government before they can receive entitlement amounts.

Repeals the separate law enforcement officer allocations for Louisiana.

Requires a State or local government receiving a revenue sharing entitlement payment to have an audit annually (or biennially if such government operates on a biennial fiscal period).

Requires such government, not later than 30 days following completion of the audit, to submit a copy to the Secretary of the Treasury for public inspection.

Permits a waiver of such audit requirement if the Secretary decides that the financial statements of such government for such year cannot be audited, and the government shows substantial progress in making the statements auditable.

What's happening now November 30, 1983

Became Public Law No: 98-185.

Related & companion bills 3

Bill text 1 version

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Oversight and Government Reform Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 2

Markey, Edward J.

Massachusetts · May 12, 1983

MOLLOHAN, ALAN

· May 12, 1983

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