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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 18, 1984
Became Public Law No: 98-369.
Jul 18, 1984
Signed by President.
Jul 6, 1984
Presented to President.
Jul 6, 1984
Measure Signed in Senate.
Jun 27, 1984
Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 83-15. Record Vote No: 161.
Jun 27, 1984
Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 83-15. Record Vote No: 161.
Jun 27, 1984
Motion to table the Conference Report rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 22-76. Record Vote No: 160.
Jun 27, 1984
Conference report considered in Senate.
Jun 27, 1984
House Agreed to Conference Report by Yea-Nay Vote: 268 - 155 (Record Vote No: 272).
Jun 27, 1984
Conference report agreed to in House: House Agreed to Conference Report by Yea-Nay Vote: 268 - 155 (Record Vote No: 272).
Jun 26, 1984
Conference Report 98-861 Filed in House.
Jun 26, 1984
Conference report filed: Conference Report 98-861 Filed in House.
Jun 23, 1984
Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Jun 23, 1984
Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Jun 22, 1984
Conference held.
Jun 22, 1984
Conference committee actions: Conference held.
Jun 21, 1984
Conference held.
Jun 21, 1984
Conference committee actions: Conference held.
Jun 20, 1984
Conference held.
Jun 20, 1984
Conference committee actions: Conference held.
Jun 19, 1984
Conference held.
Jun 19, 1984
Conference committee actions: Conference held.
Jun 18, 1984
Conference held.
Jun 18, 1984
Conference committee actions: Conference held.
Jun 15, 1984
Conference held.
Jun 15, 1984
Conference committee actions: Conference held.
Jun 15, 1984
Senate appointed conferee Chiles by unanimous consent from the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Jun 14, 1984
Conference held.
Jun 14, 1984
Conference committee actions: Conference held.
Jun 12, 1984
Senate appointed conferees Weicker; Gorton; Bumpers by unanimous consent from the Committee on Small Business solely for the consideration of title IV of division B of the House amendment to the Senate amendment.
Jun 12, 1984
Conference held.
Jun 12, 1984
Conference committee actions: Conference held.
Jun 8, 1984
Senate appointed conferees Simpson; Thurmond; Cranston by unanimous consent solely for the consideration of Title V, division B.
Jun 7, 1984
Conference held.
Jun 7, 1984
Conference committee actions: Conference held.
Jun 6, 1984
Conference held.
Jun 6, 1984
Conference committee actions: Conference held.
May 24, 1984
Senate appointed conferees Roth; Stevens; Mathias; Cohen; Quayle; Eagleton; Bingaman; Levin from the Committee on Governmental Affairs, to consider those matters within that Committee's jurisdiction, and from the Committee on Armed Services to consider only those sections dealing with competition in contracting.
May 24, 1984
Senate appointed conferees Garn; Tower; Proxmire from the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, to consider those matters within that Committee's jurisdiction.
May 24, 1984
Senate appointed conferees Domenici; Armstrong; Kassebaum; Boschwitz; Tower; Chiles; Hollings; Johnston; Sasser from the Committee on the Budget, to be general conferees.
May 24, 1984
Senate appointed conferees Dole; Packwood; Roth; Danforth; Chafee; Long; Bentsen; Matsunaga; Baucus from the Committee on Finance, to consider those matters within that Committee's jurisdiction.
May 24, 1984
Senate agreed to request for conference. Appointed conferees. Hatfield; Stevens; Weicker; Stennis; Byrd. From the Committee on Appropriations, to consider those matters dealing with appropriations.
May 24, 1984
Senate disagreed to the House amendment by Voice Vote.
May 24, 1984
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate disagreed to the House amendment by Voice Vote.
May 24, 1984
House Disagreed to the Senate Amendment to the Title, and Insisted on its Disagreement to Said Amendment.
May 24, 1984
Resolving differences -- House actions: House Disagreed to the Senate Amendment to the Title, and Insisted on its Disagreement to Said Amendment.
May 23, 1984
House Conferees Instructed by Yea-Nay Vote: 397 - 24 (Record Vote No: 170).
May 23, 1984
House Requested a Conference and Speaker Appointed Conferees: Montgomery, Edwards (CA), Edgar, Applegate, Leath, Shelby, Hammerschmidt.
May 23, 1984
House Requested a Conference and Speaker Appointed Conferees: Collins, English, Levitas, Horton, Erlenborn, Clinger, Rodino, Fish, Ford (MI), Clay, Schroeder, Garcia, Leland, Albosta, Taylor, Gilman, Corcoran, Courter, Pepper, Long (LA), Beilenson, Frost, Quillen, Lott, Mitchell, Addabbo.
May 23, 1984
House Requested a Conference and Speaker Appointed Conferees: Natcher, Smith (IA), Conte, McDade, Price, Nichols, Aspin, Dickinson, Hillis, St Germain, Annunzio, Hubbard, Barnard, Oakar, Wylie, McKinney, Dingell, Waxman, Scheuer, Luken, Walgren, Mikulski, Broyhill, Madigan, Dannemeyer, Brooks, Fuqua.
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