Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1983

Signed by President.

Signed by President.

Became Public Law No: 97-252.

Became Public Law No: 97-252.

Presented to President.

Presented to President.

Measure Signed in Senate.

Conference report agreed to in House: House Agreed to Conference Report by Yea-Nay Vote: 251 - 148 (Record Vote No: 297).

House Agreed to Conference Report by Yea-Nay Vote: 251 - 148 (Record Vote No: 297).

Conference report considered in Senate.

Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 77-21. Record Vote No: 331.

Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 77-21. Record Vote No: 331.

Conference report filed: Conference Report 97-749 Filed in House.

Conference Report 97-749 Filed in House.

Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.

Conferees agreed to file conference report.

Conference committee actions: Conference held.

Conference held.

Conference committee actions: Conference held.

Conference held.

Conference committee actions: Conference held.

Conference held.

Conference committee actions: Conference held.

Conference held.

Conference committee actions: Conference held.

Conference held.

Conference committee actions: Conference held.

Conference held.

Considered by House Motion to close Conference by a Yea-Nay Vote: 372-0 Record Vote No. 234.

Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate disagreed to the House amendments. By Unanimous Consent.

Senate disagreed to the House amendments. By Unanimous Consent.

Senate agreed to request for conference. Appointed conferees. Tower; Thurmond; Goldwater; Warner; Humphrey; Cohen; Jepsen; Quayle; Denton; Brady; Stennis; Jackson; Cannon; Byrd, of VA; Nunn; Hart; Exon; Levin; Roth; Eagleton. (For the consideration of Section 1122 pertaining to the Inspector General section of the bill: Senators Roth and Eagleton).

Conference committee actions: Conference held.

Conference held.

Called up by House by Rule.

Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Resolving differences -- House actions: House Insisted on its Amendments by Unanimous Consent.

House Insisted on its Amendments by Unanimous Consent.

House Requested a Conference and Speaker Appointed Conferees: Price, Bennett, Stratton, White, Nichols, Brinkley, Mollohan, Dan Daniel, Dickinson, Whitehurst, Spence, Beard, Mitchell (NY), Holt, Boland, Mineta, Robinson, Brooks, Horton, Fountain, Fascell, Erlenborn.

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments and an amendment to the Title by Yea-Nay Vote. 84-8. Record Vote No: 120.

Passed Senate with amendments and an amendment to the Title by Yea-Nay Vote. 84-8. Record Vote No: 120.

Considered by Senate.

Considered by Senate.

Motion to recommit to Senate Committee on Armed Services made in Senate.

Recommitted to Senate Committee on Armed Services by Yea-Nay Vote. 99-0. Instructions included that require the Committee to report back forthwith with a new Committee substitute. Record Vote No: 99.

Removed from the Legislative Calendar as a result of the recommittal action.

Committee on Armed Services. Reported to Senate by Senator Tower with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report.

Committee on Armed Services. Reported to Senate by Senator Tower with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report.

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 551.

Senate rejected the motion to table the motion to reconsider the vote by which SU925 was not tabled by Yea-Nay Vote. 42-51. Record Vote No: 104.

Motion to reconsider the vote by which SU925 was not tabled agreed to in Senate by Voice.

Considered by Senate.

Considered by Senate.

Considered by Senate.

SP1398 was rendered moot when its language was accepted as part of a modification to SP1397.

Considered by Senate.

Considered by Senate.

Committee on Armed Services. Reported to Senate by Senator Tower with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 97-330.

Committee on Armed Services. Reported to Senate by Senator Tower with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 97-330.

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 475.

Committee on Armed Services. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

Committee on Armed Services incorporated provisions of related measures S. 2249 in reported measure.

Committee on Armed Services. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held.

Committee on Armed Services. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held.

Subcommittee on Tactical Warfare. Approved for full committee consideration with amendments favorably.

Subcommittee on Tactical Warfare. Hearings held.

Subcommittee on Manpower and Personnel (Arm Serv). Approved for full committee consideration with amendments favorably.

Subcommittee on Preparedness. Approved for full committee consideration without amendment favorably.

Subcommittee on Sea Power and Force Projection. Approved for full committee consideration with amendments favorably.

Subcommittee on Manpower and Personnel (Arm Serv). Hearings held.

Subcommittee on Strategic & Theater Nuclear Forces. Approved for full committee consideration with amendments favorably.

Considered by Subcommittee on Sea Power and Force Projection.

Subcommittee on Tactical Warfare. Approved for full committee consideration with amendments favorably.

Considered by Subcommittee on Strategic & Theater Nuclear Forces.

Subcommittee on Sea Power and Force Projection. Hearings held.

Introduced in Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.