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H.R. 5655 98th Congress House

A bill to amend the Panama Canal Act of 1979 with respect to the payment of interest on the investment of the United States.

Introduced: May 15, 1984 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics CanalsPanama CanalPanama Canal CommissionWater and Water Resources Development
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 Everywhere this bill has been 15 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 27, 1984
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Jun 25, 1984
Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jun 25, 1984
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jun 25, 1984
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
Jun 22, 1984
Placed on Union Calendar No: 496.
Jun 22, 1984
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Report No: 98-858.
Jun 19, 1984
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Jun 19, 1984
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 12, 1984
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Jun 12, 1984
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 17, 1984
Referred to Subcommittee on Panama Canal and Outer Continental Shelf.
May 17, 1984
Executive Comment Requested from Treasury, Panama Canal Comm.
May 16, 1984
Hearings Held by Subcommittee on Panama Canal and Outer Continental Shelf Prior to Referral (May 16, 84).
May 15, 1984
Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
May 15, 1984
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 27, 1984

Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Panama Canal Act of 1979 to require that the part of the receipts of the Panama Canal Commission that covers interest on the U.S. investment in the Panama Canal shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5655: A bill to amend the Panama Canal Act of 1979 with respect to the payment of interest on the investment of the United States.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-5655/
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"H.R. 5655: A bill to amend the Panama Canal Act of 1979 with respect to the payment of interest on the investment of the United States.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-5655/.
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H.R. 5655, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-5655/.
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