A joint resolution granting the consent of the Congress to amendments made by Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact.
Public Law 100-285 · H.J.Res. 480 · 100th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Apr 7, 1988 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Rick Boucher (D-VA-9)
Cosponsors (8): Rep. Benjamin Cardin, Rep. Frank Wolf,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Interstate Compact - Grants congressional approval to amendments of the State of Maryland, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the District of Columbia to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact, including: public hearings for changes in service; the creation, administration, and investment of funds; contract bidding; and establishment of a Metro Transit Police force.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
A committee links to its page only where it exists in the current Congress; older and renamed committees are named without a link.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 9 actions.
- Apr 7, 1988Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 100-285.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Mar 31, 1988PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Mar 23, 1988FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
- Mar 21, 1988FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- Mar 18, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Judiciary Committee
- Mar 15, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Judiciary Committee
- Mar 2, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Judiciary Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.