A joint resolution making emergency mandatory veterans supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1988.
Public Law 100-304 · H.J.Res. 552 · 100th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Apr 29, 1988 · Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. Jamie Whitten (D-MS-1)
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.
Appropriates funds for FY 1988 for: (1) the Veterans Administration Loan Guaranty Revolving Fund; and (2) veterans' readjustment benefits.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 9 actions.
- Apr 29, 1988Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 100-304.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Apr 28, 1988FloorFloor · Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Apr 27, 1988FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Appropriations Committee
- Apr 26, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Appropriations 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.