A bill extending permission for the President's Commission on White House Fellows to accept certain donations.
Public Law 100-513 · H.R. 4529 · 100th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Oct 20, 1988 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX-6)
Cosponsors (2): Rep. Mickey Leland, Rep. Robert Garcia
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Authorizes the President's Commission on White House Fellows to accept donations of money, property, and personal services.
Directs the Commission to take action as necessary to ensure that no conflict of interest, or appearance of a conflict of interest, arises from such donations, including: (1) ensuring that donations have no effect on the selection of White House Fellows; and (2) ensuring that donors do not receive any commercial advantage or benefit from their donation. Requires the Commission to keep records of all donations and to make such records available for public inspection.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Post Office and Civil Service Committee · House · referred toSubcommittee: Civil Service Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 8 actions.
- Oct 20, 1988Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 100-513.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 11, 1988PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 4, 1988FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Sep 26, 1988FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- May 20, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Civil Service Subcommittee of the House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- May 4, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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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.