Skip to content
PoliticalRepoPoliticalRepo

United States · Law · HR

H.R. 4623 (97th)

A bill to amend titles 10, 14, 37, and 38, United States Code, to codify recent law and to improve the Code.

enactedUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

29 September 1981

Last action

12 October 1982 · President

Status

Became Public Law No: 97-295.

Sponsors

Rep. Rodino, Peter W., Jr. [D-NJ-10]

Subjects

Defence

Source updated

10 August 2026

Defence

Summary

Codifies without substantive changes recent laws concerning: (1) the Secretary of Defense's report on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) readiness; (2) military facilities for obstetrical care; (3) the Defense Department's program for identifying and treating drug and alcohol dependence; (4) the disclosure of the identity of a defense contractor; (5) Defense Department procurement of gasohol as motor vehicle fuel; (6) the standardization of military and other equipment used by the armed forces stationed in Europe under NATO; (7) the recomputation of retired pay of specified members of the Army to reflect advancement on the retired list; (8) the construction of warship and escort vessels and the assignment of vessel projects; (9) shipbuilding policy; (10) the establishment and duties of the Defense Mapping Agency; (11) the recomputation of retired pay of specified members of the Air Force to reflect advancement on the retired list; (12) authorization of appropriations for personnel for the Coast Guard; (13) Coast Guard assistance to the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide emergency helicopter transportation services to civilians; (14) end strength levels for active duty personnel of the Coast Guard; (15) the authorization of appropriations for the Coast Guard; (16) the submissions to Congress of the Coast Guard's Capital Investment Plan, Cutter Plan, Aviation Plan, and Share Facilities Plan; and (17) the civilian employment by a foreign government of retired or reserve members of the armed forces or uniformed services.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

  1. 29 September 1981

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 29 September 1981

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 29 September 1981

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 17 November 1981

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

    Source: Committee

  5. 17 November 1981

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  6. 11 December 1981

    Calendars

    Placed on Union Calendar No: 234.

    Source: Calendars

  7. 11 December 1981

    Reported

    Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on The Judiciary. Report No: 97-388.

    Source: Committee

  8. 11 December 1981

    Reported

    Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on The Judiciary. Report No: 97-388.

    Source: Committee

  9. 19 July 1982

    Passed

    Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

  10. 19 July 1982

    Passed

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

    Source: Floor

  11. 19 July 1982

    Floor

    Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.

    Source: Floor

  12. 21 July 1982

    Introduced

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

    Source: IntroReferral

  13. 24 September 1982

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

  14. 24 September 1982

    Floor

    Considered by Senate.

    Source: Floor

  15. 24 September 1982

    Discharge

    Senate Committee on Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: Discharge

  16. 24 September 1982

    Committee

    Senate Committee on Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: Committee

  17. 28 September 1982

    Passed

    House Agreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  18. 28 September 1982

    Passed

    Resolving differences -- House actions: House Agreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: NotUsed

  19. 30 September 1982

    Floor

    Presented to President.

    Source: Floor

  20. 30 September 1982

    President

    Presented to President.

    Source: President

  21. 30 September 1982

    Floor

    Measure Signed in Senate.

    Source: Floor

  22. 12 October 1982

    Became law

    Signed by President.

    Source: BecameLaw

  23. 12 October 1982

    Became law

    Became Public Law No: 97-295.

    Source: President

  24. 12 October 1982

    President

    Signed by President.

    Source: President

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.

Documents

4 official files

Public Law (PDF)

View fileDownload file

This file cannot be previewed here. Use View or Download.

Leesvertaling

Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

  • Public Law (PDF)

    Public Law · EN · 13 October 1982

    ViewDownloadOpen at official source

  • Passed Senate amended

    summary · EN · 24 September 1982

    Open at official source

    Leesvertaling

    Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

    Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

  • Reported to House with amendment(s)

    summary · EN · 11 December 1981

    Open at official source

    Leesvertaling

    Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

    Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

  • Introduced in House

    summary · EN · 29 September 1981

    Open at official source

    Leesvertaling

    Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

    Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

Sponsors

Related records

Related across the Repo ecosystem

Direct relationships are identifier-backed. Topic context means shared TopicMembership — not a citation and not causation.

Direct relationships

Sources

PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.