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PUB 97-86

Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1982

Became Public Law No: 97-86.

Originating Bill

Sponsors

Timeline

Dec 1, 1981

Signed by President.

Dec 1, 1981

Signed by President.

Dec 1, 1981

Became Public Law No: 97-86.

Dec 1, 1981

Became Public Law No: 97-86.

Nov 19, 1981

Measure Signed in Senate.

Nov 19, 1981

Presented to President.

Nov 19, 1981

Presented to President.

Nov 17, 1981

Rules Committee Resolution H.Res.270 Reported to House.

Nov 17, 1981

Rule Passed House.

Nov 17, 1981

Conference report agreed to in House: House Agreed to Conference Report by Yea-Nay Vote: 335 - 61 (Record Vote No: 309).

Nov 17, 1981

House Agreed to Conference Report by Yea-Nay Vote: 335 - 61 (Record Vote No: 309).

Nov 13, 1981

Committee on Rules Granted a Rule. Partial Waiver of Points of Order.

Nov 5, 1981

Conference report considered in Senate.

Nov 5, 1981

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

Nov 5, 1981

Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.

Nov 3, 1981

Conference report filed: Conference Report 97-311 Filed in House.

Nov 3, 1981

Conference Report 97-311 Filed in House.

Oct 29, 1981

Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.

Oct 29, 1981

Conferees agreed to file conference report.

Oct 29, 1981

House Conferees Further Instructed by Voice Vote.

Oct 27, 1981

Conference committee actions: Conference held.

Oct 27, 1981

Conference held.

Oct 22, 1981

Conference committee actions: Conference held.

Oct 22, 1981

Conference held.

Oct 21, 1981

Conference committee actions: Conference held.

Oct 21, 1981

Conference held.

Oct 15, 1981

Conference committee actions: Conference held.

Oct 15, 1981

Conference held.

Oct 6, 1981

Conference committee actions: Conference held.

Oct 6, 1981

Conference held.

Sep 16, 1981

Conference committee actions: Conference held.

Sep 16, 1981

Conference held.

Sep 15, 1981

Conference committee actions: Conference held.

Sep 15, 1981

Conference held.

Sep 10, 1981

Conference committee actions: Conference held.

Sep 10, 1981

Conference held.

Jul 31, 1981

Conference committee actions: Conference held.

Jul 31, 1981

Conference held.

Jul 29, 1981

Conference committee actions: Conference held.

Jul 29, 1981

Conference held.

Jul 28, 1981

Conference committee actions: Conference held.

Jul 28, 1981

Conference held.

Jul 23, 1981

Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate disagreed to House amendments by Voice Vote.

Jul 23, 1981

Senate disagreed to House amendments by Voice Vote.

Jul 23, 1981

Senate agreed to request for conference. Appointed conferees. Tower; Thurmond; Goldwater; Warner; Humphrey; Cohen; Jepsen; Quayle; Denton; Stennis; Jackson; Cannon; Byrd, of VA; Nunn; Hart; Exon; Levin.

Jul 23, 1981

Conference committee actions: Conference held.

Jul 23, 1981

Conference held.

Jul 16, 1981

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

Jul 16, 1981

House Insisted on its Amendments by Unanimous Consent.

Jul 16, 1981

Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.

Jul 16, 1981

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

Jul 16, 1981

Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Jul 16, 1981

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, Gore, Robinson, Hughes, Mazzoli, Sam Hall, Sawyer, McClory.

May 14, 1981

Considered by Senate.

May 14, 1981

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments and an amendment to the Title by Yea-Nay Vote. 92-1. Record Vote No: 119.

May 14, 1981

Passed Senate with amendments and an amendment to the Title by Yea-Nay Vote. 92-1. Record Vote No: 119.

May 13, 1981

Considered by Senate.

May 12, 1981

Considered by Senate.

May 6, 1981

Committee on Armed Services. Reported to Senate by Senator Tower favorably with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 97-58.

May 6, 1981

Committee on Armed Services. Reported to Senate by Senator Tower favorably with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 97-58.

May 6, 1981

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 79.

Apr 28, 1981

Committee on Armed Services. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.

Apr 27, 1981

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

Apr 2, 1981

Subcommittee on Strategic & Theater Nuclear Forces. Measure without amendments to full committee.

Apr 1, 1981

Subcommittee on Manpower and Personnel (Arm Serv). Measure without amendments to full committee.

Mar 31, 1981

Considered by Subcommittee on Manpower and Personnel (Arm Serv).

Mar 31, 1981

Considered by Subcommittee on Tactical Warfare.

Mar 30, 1981

Subcommittee on Strategic & Theater Nuclear Forces. Hearings held.

Mar 30, 1981

Subcommittee on Sea Power and Force Projection. Hearings held.

Mar 26, 1981

Introduced in Senate

Mar 26, 1981

Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Armed Services.

Mar 26, 1981

Referred to Subcommittee on Manpower and Personnel (Arm Serv).

Mar 26, 1981

Referred to Subcommittee on Tactical Warfare.

Mar 26, 1981

Referred to Subcommittee on Strategic & Theater Nuclear Forces.

Mar 26, 1981

Referred to Subcommittee on Preparedness.

Mar 26, 1981

Referred to Subcommittee on Sea Power and Force Projection.

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