An original bill relating to the payment for telecommunications equipment and certain services furnished by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate.
Public Law 100-123 · S. 1532 · 100th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Oct 5, 1987 · Congress
Sponsor: Sen. Wendell Ford (D-KY)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Grants the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate the authority, with respect to telephone equipment and services provided to any user on a reimbursable basis, to make such certification as may be necessary to establish such services and equipment as official, issue invoices, and receive payment for such services and equipment by certification, voucher, or otherwise.
Authorizes the Sergeant at Arms, subject to the approval of the Committee on Rules and Administration, to establish reasonable charges for telephone equipment and services provided to any user which may be in addition to that regularly authorized by the Committee.
Provides for making expenditures or obligations for such equipment and services from the contingent fund of the Senate.
Directs the Sergeant at Arms to report to the Committee, as the Committee may direct, on expenditures made, and revenues received, under this Act. Requires the Sergeant at Arms to advise the Committee on any dispute regarding payments to and from the fund which have remained unresolved for at least 60 days.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 11 actions.
- Oct 5, 1987Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 100-123.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Sep 24, 1987PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Sep 22, 1987FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Committee on House Administration
- Aug 7, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Committee on House Administration
- Aug 5, 1987FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Jul 23, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Reported original measure by Senate Rules and Administration Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Rules and Administration Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.