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H.R. 3385 (98th): Dairy and Tobacco Adjustment Act of 1983


About the bill

Source: Wikipedia

The Dairy and Tobacco Adjustment Act of 1983 (P.L. 98-180) is a United States federal law.

This summary is from Wikipedia.

Sponsor and status

Introduced
Jun 22, 1983
98th Congress (1983–1984)
Status

Enacted — Signed by the President on Nov 29, 1983

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on November 29, 1983.

Law
Pub.L. 98-180
Sponsor

Thomas Huckaby

Representative for Louisiana's 5th congressional district

Democrat

Text

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Last Updated: Nov 29, 1983

Cosponsors

17 Cosponsors (11 Democrats, 6 Republicans)

Source

History

Jun 22, 1983
 
Introduced

Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber.

Jun 29, 1983
 
Ordered Reported

A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee.

Jul 19, 1983
 
Passed House (Senate next)

The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next.

Oct 7, 1983
 
Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)

The Senate passed the bill with changes not in the House version and sent it back to the House to approve the changes. The vote was by Voice Vote so no record of individual votes was made.

Nov 17, 1983
 
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.

Nov 29, 1983
 
Enacted — Signed by the President

The President signed the bill and it became law.

Nov 29, 1983
 
Text Published

Updated bill text was published as of Passed Congress.

H.R. 3385 (98th) 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 H.R. 3385. This is the one from the 98th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 98th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 1983 to Oct 12, 1984. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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