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S. 2603 (98th): Older Americans Act Amendments of 1984

A bill to extend the authorization of appropriations for, and to revise the Older Americans Act of 1965.

Sponsor and status

Introduced
Apr 26, 1984
98th Congress (1983–1984)
Status

Enacted — Signed by the President on Oct 9, 1984

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on October 9, 1984.

Law
Pub.L. 98-459
Sponsor

Charles “Chuck” Grassley

Senator for Iowa

Republican

Text

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Last Updated: Oct 9, 1984

Cosponsors

62 Cosponsors (31 Republicans, 31 Democrats)

Source

History

Apr 26, 1984
 
Introduced

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May 18, 1984
 
Ordered Reported

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May 24, 1984
 
Passed Senate (House next)

The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next. The vote was by Voice Vote so no record of individual votes was made.

Aug 8, 1984
 
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.

Sep 26, 1984
 
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.

Oct 9, 1984
 
Enacted — Signed by the President

The President signed the bill and it became law.

Oct 9, 1984
 
Text Published

Updated bill text was published as of Passed Congress.

S. 2603 (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 S. 2603. 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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