Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1989

Summary

Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1989 - Title I: Department of Commerce - Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 1989 - Appropriates FY 1989 funds for activities of the Department of Commerce, including: (1) general administration; (2) the Bureau of the Census; (3) economic and statistical analysis; (4) the International Trade Administration; (5) export administration; and (6) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Title II: Department of Justice - Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 1989 - Appropriates FY 1989 funds for legal activities and for programs of the Office of Justice. Title III: Department of State - Department of State Appropriations Act, 1989 - Appropriates FY 1989 funds for Department of State activities, including: (1) administration of foreign affairs; (2) international organizations and conferences; (3) international commissions; (4) U.S. Bilateral Science and Technology Agreements; (5) a grant to the Asia Foundation; and (6) Soviet-East European research and training. Title IV: The Judiciary - Judiciary Appropriations Act, 1989 - Appropriates FY 1989 funds for activities of the Judiciary, including: (1) the Supreme Court; (2) the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; (3) the U.S. Court of International Trade; (4) the Courts of Appeals, district courts, and judicial services; (5) the Administrative Office of the United States Courts; (6) the Federal Judicial Center; and (7) the U.S. Sentencing Commission. Title V: Related Agencies - Appropriates FY 1989 funds for: (1) the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency; (2) the Board for International Broadcasting; (3) the Christopher Columbus Quincentenary Jubilee Commission; (4) the Commission on Agricultural Workers; (5) the Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution; (6) the Commission on Civil Rights; (7) the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe; (8) the Commission for the Study of International Migration and Cooperative Economic Development; (9) the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; (10) the Federal Maritime Commission; (11) the Japan-United States Friendship Commission; (12) the Securities and Exchange Commission; and (13) the United States Information Agency. Title VI: General Provisions - Prohibits the use of appropriations under this Act for publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized by the Congress. Limits the availability for obligation of these appropriations to the current fiscal year, unless expressly provided in this Act. Limits any expenditure for consulting services through a procurement contract to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection.

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Timeline

1. 18 February 1988

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Departments of Commerce, Justice, State, The Judiciary, and Related Agencies.

   Source: Committee

2. 18 February 1988

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Appropriations.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 23 February 1988

   Committee

   First Day of Subcommittee Hearings.

   Source: Committee

4. 13 April 1988

   Committee

   Final Day of Subcommittee Hearings.

   Source: Committee

5. 5 May 1988

   Committee

   Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.

   Source: Committee

6. 5 May 1988

   Committee

   First Day of Subcommittee Mark-up.

   Source: Committee

7. 26 May 1988

   Reported

   Ordered to be Reported.

   Source: Committee

8. 26 May 1988

   Committee

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

9. 10 June 1988

   Calendars

   Placed on Union Calendar No: 409.

   Source: Calendars

10. 10 June 1988

    Reported

    Reported to House by House Committee on Appropriations. Report No: 100-688.

    Source: Committee

11. 10 June 1988

    Reported

    Reported to House by House Committee on Appropriations. Report No: 100-688.

    Source: Committee

12. 10 June 1988

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

13. 10 June 1988

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

14. 15 June 1988

    Vote

    Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 314 - 96 (Record Vote No: 188).

    Source: Floor

15. 15 June 1988

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 314 - 96 (Record Vote No: 188).

    Source: Floor

16. 15 June 1988

    Passed

    House Agreed to Amendments Adopted by the Committee of the Whole.

    Source: Floor

17. 15 June 1988

    Floor

    Called up by House as Privileged Matter.

    Source: Floor

18. 20 June 1988

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 738.

    Source: Calendars

19. 20 June 1988

    Reported

    Committee on Appropriations. Reported to Senate by Senator Hollings with amendments. With written report No. 100-388.

    Source: Committee

20. 20 June 1988

    Reported

    Committee on Appropriations. Reported to Senate by Senator Hollings with amendments. With written report No. 100-388.

    Source: Committee

21. 20 June 1988

    Introduced

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

    Source: IntroReferral

22. 26 July 1988

    Floor

    Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

    Source: Floor

23. 27 July 1988

    ResolvingDifferences

    Senate insists on its amendments, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Hollings; Inouye; Bumpers; Chiles; Lautenberg; Sasser; Stennis; Rudman; Stevens; Weicker; Hatfield; Kasten; McClure.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

24. 27 July 1988

    Floor

    Considered by Senate.

    Source: Floor

25. 27 July 1988

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay Vote. 80-16. Record Vote No: 261.

    Source: Floor

26. 3 August 1988

    Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

    Source: Floor

27. 14 September 1988

    Passed

    House Agreed to Request for Conference and Speaker Appointed Conferees: Smith (IA), Alexander, Early, Dwyer (NJ), Carr, Mollohan, Whitten, Rogers, Regula, Kolbe, Conte.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

28. 14 September 1988

    Passed

    House Disagreed to Senate Amendments by Voice Vote.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

29. 14 September 1988

    Passed

    Resolving differences -- House actions: House Disagreed to Senate Amendments by Voice Vote.

    Source: NotUsed

30. 23 September 1988

    Passed

    Conferees agreed to file conference report.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

31. 23 September 1988

    Passed

    Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

32. 25 September 1988

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference Report 100-979 Filed in House.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

33. 25 September 1988

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference report filed: Conference Report 100-979 Filed in House.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

34. 26 September 1988

    Reported

    Rules Committee Resolution H.Res.545 Reported to House.

    Source: Floor

35. 26 September 1988

    Floor

    Committee on Rules Granted a Rule Waiving All Points of Order Against Consideration of the Conference Report.

    Source: Floor

36. 27 September 1988

    Passed

    Resolving differences -- House actions: House Agreed to Senate Amendments 110, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 144, 148, 150, 152, 153, 155, 167 by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: NotUsed

37. 27 September 1988

    Vote

    House Agreed to Conference Report by Yea-Nay Vote: 269 - 141 (Record Vote No: 349).

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

38. 27 September 1988

    Vote

    Conference report agreed to in House: House Agreed to Conference Report by Yea-Nay Vote: 269 - 141 (Record Vote No: 349).

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

39. 27 September 1988

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference report considered in Senate.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

40. 27 September 1988

    Passed

    Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to House amendment to Senate amendments nos. 1, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 42, 43, 44, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 60, 62, 69, 78, 85, 87, 88, 91, 92, 93, 96, 99, 107, 109, 112, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 131, 133, 136, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 145, 146, 147, 149, 151, 154, 156, 158, 160, 163, 164, 168, 170, 171, 174, 176, and 177 by Voice Vote.

    Source: NotUsed

41. 27 September 1988

    Vote

    Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 77-13. Record Vote No: 338.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

42. 27 September 1988

    Passed

    House Agreed to Senate Amendments 110, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 144, 148, 150, 152, 153, 155, 167 by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

43. 29 September 1988

    Floor

    Presented to President.

    Source: Floor

44. 29 September 1988

    President

    Presented to President.

    Source: President

45. 29 September 1988

    Floor

    Measure Signed in Senate.

    Source: Floor

46. 1 October 1988

    Became law

    Became Public Law No: 100-459.

    Source: President

47. 1 October 1988

    Became law

    Signed by President.

    Source: BecameLaw

48. 1 October 1988

    President

    Signed by President.

    Source: President

Votes

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Documents

7 official files

• Public Law (PDF)

  Public Law · EN · 2 October 1988

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• House receded and concurred with amendment

  summary · EN · 27 September 1988

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• Conference report filed in House

  summary · EN · 25 September 1988

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• Passed Senate amended

  summary · EN · 27 July 1988

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• Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 20 June 1988

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• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 15 June 1988

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 10 June 1988

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Sponsors

• Rep. Smith, Neal Edward [D-IA-4] · D · Sponsor
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Related records

• related to → A resolution waiving certain points of order against the conference report on the bill (H.R. 4782) making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1989, and for other purposes.