An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1982 for the Armed Forces for procurement, for research, development, test, and evaluation, and for operation and maintenance, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces and for civilian employees of the Department of Defense, to authorize appropriations for such fiscal year for civil defense, and for other purposes.
Sponsor and status
97th Congress (1981–1982)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Dec 1, 1981
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on December 1, 1981.
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Last Updated: Dec 1, 1981
1 Cosponsor (1 Democrat)
History
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Mar 26, 1981
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Introduced
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Apr 28, 1981
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Ordered Reported
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May 14, 1981
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Passed Senate (House next)
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May 14, 1981
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Rules Change —
Passed Senate (House next)
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 815 (97th). |
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Jul 16, 1981
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Passed House with Changes (back to Senate)
The House passed the bill with changes not in the Senate version and sent it back to the Senate to approve the changes. The vote was by Voice Vote so no record of individual votes was made.
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Jul 16, 1981
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Rules Change —
Passed House with Changes (back to Senate)
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 815 (97th). |
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Nov 5, 1981
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Conference Report Agreed to by Senate (House next)
A conference committee was formed, comprising members of both the House and Senate, to resolve the differences in how each chamber passed the bill. The Senate approved the committee's report proposing the final form of the bill for consideration in both chambers. The House must also approve the conference report. The vote was by Voice Vote so no record of individual votes was made.
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Nov 5, 1981
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Rules Change —
Conference Report Agreed to by Senate (House next)
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Dec 1, 1981
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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Dec 1, 1981
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Rules Change —
Enacted — Signed by the President
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 815 (97th). |
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Dec 1, 1981
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Passed Congress. |
S. 815 (97th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 815. This is the one from the 97th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 97th Congress, which met from Jan 5, 1981 to Dec 23, 1982. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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