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H.R. 4421 99th Congress House

Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1986

Official title: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1987, 1988, 1989, and 1990 to carry out the Head Start, Follow Through, dependent care, community services … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1987, 1988, 1989, and 1990 to carry out the Head Start, Follow Through, dependent care, community services block grant, and community food and nutrition programs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 17, 1986 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 44 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 30, 1986
Became Public Law No: 99-425.
Sep 30, 1986
Signed by President.
Sep 19, 1986
Presented to President.
Sep 19, 1986
Measure Signed in Senate.
Sep 18, 1986
Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.
Sep 18, 1986
Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.
Sep 17, 1986
Conference papers, message on House action held at the desk.
Sep 16, 1986
House Agreed to Conference Report by Yea-Nay Vote: 375 - 27 (Record Vote No: 384).
Sep 16, 1986
Conference report agreed to in House: House Agreed to Conference Report by Yea-Nay Vote: 375 - 27 (Record Vote No: 384).
Sep 16, 1986
Rule Passed House.
Sep 12, 1986
Conference Report 99-815 Filed in House.
Sep 12, 1986
Conference report filed: Conference Report 99-815 Filed in House.
Sep 10, 1986
Conference papers, Senate report and managers' statement held at the desk.
Sep 10, 1986
Rules Committee Resolution H.Res.543 Reported to House.
Sep 9, 1986
Committee on Rules Granted a Rule Waiving Certain Points of Order Against the Conference Report.
Aug 13, 1986
Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Aug 13, 1986
Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Jul 24, 1986
House Agreed to Request for Conference and Speaker Appointed Conferees: Biaggi, Williams, Hayes, Martinez, Bartlett, Rodino, Edwards (CA), Conyers, Fish, Sensenbrenner, Waxman, Scheuer, Lent, Madigan.
Jul 24, 1986
House Agreed to Request for Conference and Speaker Appointed Conferees: Hawkins, Kildee, Murphy, Owens, Perkins, Bruce, Eckart (OH), Jeffords, Goodling, Coleman (MO), Petri, Tauke, Dingell, Markey, Sharp, Moorhead, Dannemeyer.
Jul 24, 1986
House Disagreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 24, 1986
Resolving differences -- House actions: House Disagreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 14, 1986
Senate insists on its amendments, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Hatch; Hawkins; Quayle; Stafford; Kennedy; Dodd; Kerry.
Jul 14, 1986
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Jul 14, 1986
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Jul 14, 1986
Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S. 2444 amended.
Jul 14, 1986
Considered by Senate.
Jul 14, 1986
Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Apr 30, 1986
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Apr 29, 1986
Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 377 - 33 (Record Vote No: 104).
Apr 29, 1986
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 377 - 33 (Record Vote No: 104).
Apr 29, 1986
Committee Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute Considered as an Original Bill for the Purpose of Amendment.
Apr 29, 1986
Called up by House by Rule.
Apr 29, 1986
Rule Passed House.
Apr 22, 1986
Rules Committee Resolution H.Res.428 Reported to House.
Apr 22, 1986
Rule Granted Providing an Open Rule with 1 Hour of Debate.
Apr 17, 1986
Placed on Union Calendar No: 315.
Apr 17, 1986
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Education and Labor. Report No: 99-545.
Apr 10, 1986
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Apr 10, 1986
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 20, 1986
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Mar 20, 1986
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 19, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Mar 17, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Mar 17, 1986
Introduced in House
 Amendments to this bill 3

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.

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
HAMDT 802 – An amendment to reduce the fiscal year 1987 authorization for the Community Services Block Grant program by $… No recorded outcome Apr 29, 1986
HAMDT 801 – An amendment to make a technical correction. No recorded outcome Apr 29, 1986
HAMDT 800 – An amendment to strike the authorizations for the Follow Through program and to repeal the Follow Through Act. No recorded outcome Apr 29, 1986
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 Latest action September 30, 1986

Became Public Law No: 99-425.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Community Services Programs Amendments of 1986 - Amends the Head Start Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1987 through 1990 to carry out the Head Start program.

Amends the Follow Through Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1987 through 1990 to carry out the Follow Through program.

Amends the Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1981 to: (1) rename specified provisions as the "Dependent Care Programs Act"; and (2) authorize appropriations for FY 1987 through 1990 to make allotments to States for such dependent care programs.

Amends the Community Services Block Grant Act (the Act) to authorize appropriations for FY 1987 through 1990 for grants to States to ameliorate poverty. Requires compliance evaluations to include identification of the impact the use of such funds has on children, homeless families, and the elderly poor.

Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for use of community services block grants under the Act for specified programs of the Community Economic Development Act of 1981.

Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1990 for community food and nutrition programs under the Act.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HRES 543 Procedurally related A resolution waiving certain points of order against the consideration of the conference report on the bill (H.R. 4421)…
  • HRES 428 A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 4421) to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1987,…
  • S 2444 Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1986
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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 17, 1986
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Apr 8, 1986
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