Dire Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Consequences of Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, Food Stamps, Unemployment Compensation Administration, Veterans Compensation and Pensions, and Other Urgent Needs Act of 1991
Public Law 102-27 · H.R. 1281 · 102nd Congress · began in the House
Signed by George H. W. Bush (R) on Apr 10, 1991 · Economics and Public Finance
Sponsor: Rep. Jamie Whitten (D-MS-1)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 340 yea, 48 nay340–48
- 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.
Dire Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Consequences of Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, Food Stamps, Unemployment Compensation Administration, Veterans Compensation and Pensions, and Other Urgent Needs Act of 1991 - Title I: Emergency Supplemental Appropriations - Makes emergency amounts available for FY 1991 for additional costs resulting from Operation Desert Shield/Operation Desert Storm for: (1) the Department of Justice; (2) the Department of State; (3) the United States Information Agency; (4) the District of Columbia; (5) the Agency for International Development; (6) the Economic Support Fund; (7) the Capitol Police Board; (8) the Library of Congress; (9) the Panama Canal Commission; (10) the Department of the Treasury; and (11) the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Repeals a provision of the Rural Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 1991 which restricted the use of funds to carry out an export enhancement program.
Title II: Supplemental Appropriations - Makes supplemental appropriations for: (1) the Department of Commerce; (2) the Department of Justice; (3) the Department of State; (4) the Judiciary; (5) the Board for International Broadcasting; (6) the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; (7) the Federal Communications Commission; (8) the Federal Trade Commission; (9) the Legal Services Corporation; (10) the Securities and Exchange Commission; (11) the Small Business Administration; (12) the Department of Defense-Military; (13) the Federal payment to the District of Columbia; (14) the Civil Corps of Engineers of the Department of Defense; (15) the Department of the Interior; (16) the Department of Energy; (17) the Delaware River Basin Commission; (18) the Susquehanna River Basin Commission; (19) the Employment and Training Administration of the Department of Labor; (20) the Department of Health and Human Services, including the Social Security Administration; (21) the Department of Agriculture, including the Food Stamp Program; (22) the Department of Transportation; (23) the Department of Veterans Affairs; (24) the Department of Housing and Urban Development; (25) the Department of Education; and (26) the Maritime Administration.
Requires the use of funds already appropriated to the Department of Commerce to provide the Federal States of Micronesia technical assistance and training for census taking and other data collection efforts.
Amends Federal law to allow the Attorney General to use unobligated balances remaining in the Asset Forfeiture Fund to procure vehicles, equipment, and other capital investment items for the law enforcement, prosecution, and correctional activities of the Department of Justice.
Prohibits the use of funds by the Department of Justice to pay fact witness fees to an incarcerated person testifying as a fact witness.
Prohibits the Small Business Administration from withholding disaster assistance to nurseries or greenhouses which suffered damage as a result of disasters that occurred between October 1, 1990, and March 1, 1991.
Allows incentive special pay for certain flag officer medical personnel.
Authorizes the use of funds made available to the Department of Defense for an off-island leave program.
Directs the Navy to begin obligating funds for the F-14 remanufactured program not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act.
Prohibits the use of funds made available to the Department of Defense for advance procurement of material and other efforts associated with the industrial availability of the U.S.S. Kennedy other than the service life extension program for the vessel at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard.
Directs the Department to obligate previously appropriated funds for the V-22 Osprey tilt rotor aircraft program.
Directs the Secretary of Defense to transfer funds among various prior year AOE combat support ship programs.
Amends the Department of Defense Appropriations Act 1991 to remove the limitation on the number of personnel that may be hired by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict if the Secretary of Defense reports to the congressional Committees on Appropriations indicating the additional positions intended to be filled.
Makes a portion of the funds already appropriated to the Department of Defense for the 1990 Goodwill Games available for the 1991 Special Olympics to be held in Minnesota.
Directs the Secretary of Defense to transfer specified funds to the Department of Education for a grant for the Center for Commerce and Industrial Expansion.
Amends the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act 1975 to revise the required inscriptions on mobile offices of Senators.
Provides authority for the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate to incur additional expenses as necessary.
Makes a payment to the widow of Silvio O. Conte, late a Representative from Massachusetts.
Allows the transfer of funds of the Library of Congress to the Architect of the Capitol for rental, lease, or other agreement of temporary storage and warehouse space for use by the Library during FY 1991.
Extends the availability of certain unliquidated obligations for the books for the blind and physically handicapped account of the Library.
Declares that the Congress disapproves the deferrals relating to the Department of Defense moratorium/prohibition on contracts for military construction and family housing.
Directs the Secretary of the Army to conditionally convey to the Missouri Housing Development Commission all right, title, and interest in the United States in and to the land known as the U.S. Army Charles Melvin Price Support Center Wherry Housing Annex in Pine Lawn, Missouri.
Extends the availability of appropriations for the rehabilitation of the Official Residence of the Vice President.
Prohibits the General Services Administration from obligating or expending any funds for the award of contracts for the construction of the Northern Virginia Naval Systems Command Headquarters without the advance approval in writing of the House Committee on Appropriations.
Rescinds certain funds made available for annual contributions for assisted housing.
Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to increase the number of persons who can reside in a facility developed under the supportive housing for persons with disabilities program.
Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 with respect to rental rehabilitation activities in the city of West Hollywood, California.
Exempts housing funds for urban development action grants from the requirement to cancel obligated and unobligated balances of appropriations five years after the end of fund availability.
Title III: General Provisions - Allows Coast Guard funding to initiate a multiyear contract for the Medium Range Recovery Helicopter (HH-60J) program.
Prohibits the Department of Labor from implementing or administering certain regulations concerning: (1) a specified category of workers; and (2) apprenticeship programs in the construction industry.
Prohibits the use of Federal funds from being used to restore the birthplace of Lawrence Welk.
Amends Federal law to extend the deadline for the President to conduct a White House Conference on Indian Education. Requires the Advisory Committee of the Conference to be consulted on, and to advise the Task Force on the Conference and the Congress on, all aspects of the Conference.
Extends the deadline for municipalities to submit group applications for stormwater discharge permits from March 18, 1991, to September 30, 1991.
Amends the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1991 to prohibit the use of funds for commercial logging in primary tropical forest areas unless an environmental assessment identifies potential impacts on biological diversity, and demonstrates that all timber extraction will be conducted according to an environmentally sound management system which maintains the ecological functions of the natural forest, minimizes impacts on biological diversity, and contributes to reducing deforestation.
Encourages the President to seek the establishment of an international framework agreement to provide for Persian Gulf environmental technical assistance.
Expresses the sense of the Congress to condemn Syria for continuing to deny the basic human rights of free emigration of Jews in Syria.
Amends the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 with respect to federally related mortgage loans.
Title IV: Technical Corrections - Makes technical corrections to: (1) the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1991; (2) the Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1991; (3) the Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations Act, 1991; and (4) the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991.
Title V: Certain Military Personnel and Veterans Benefits - Transfers funds from the Defense Cooperation Account for emergency expenses necessary for benefits provided in the Persian Gulf Conflict Supplemental Authorization and Personnel Benefits Act of 1991, including: (1) the Department of Defense; (2) the Department of Education; and (3) the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Prohibits assistance to Jordan under the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1991, except for refugee assistance or certain training or studies outside of Jordan.
Who voted for it
Every House member of the 102nd Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 340 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
340 yea48 nay43 present or did not vote
Democrats who voted yea(216)
- Rep. Craig WashingtonD-TX-18
- Rep. Charles HayesD-IL-1
Rep. John ConyersD-MI-1- Rep. Major OwensD-NY-12
Rep. Maxine WatersD-CA-29- Rep. Theodore WeissD-NY-17
Rep. Donald PayneD-NJ-10- Rep. Louis StokesD-OH-21
- Rep. Cardiss CollinsD-IL-7
Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-16
Rep. Ed TownsD-NY-11- Rep. Barbara-Rose CollinsD-MI-13
- Rep. Edward RoybalD-CA-25
Rep. John LewisD-GA-5- Rep. Sidney YatesD-IL-9
Rep. Neil AbercrombieD-HI-1- Rep. David BoniorD-MI-12
Rep. José SerranoD-NY-18
Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8- Rep. Alan WheatD-MO-5
- Rep. Thomas FogliettaD-PA-1
Rep. Nancy PelosiD-CA-5- Rep. James ScheuerD-NY-8
- Rep. Norman MinetaD-CA-13
- Rep. Don EdwardsD-CA-10
- Rep. Carl PerkinsD-KY-7
- Rep. Julian DixonD-CA-28
Rep. Jim McDermottD-WA-7- Rep. Michael KopetskiD-OR-5
- Rep. William FordD-MI-15
- Rep. William LehmanD-FL-17
- Rep. Jolene UnsoeldD-WA-3
- Rep. Martin SaboD-MN-5
- Rep. Esteban TorresD-CA-34
- Rep. William CoyneD-PA-14
- Rep. Bruce VentoD-MN-4
- Rep. William GrayD-PA-2
- Rep. Dennis HertelD-MI-14
- Rep. Patsy MinkD-HI-2
Rep. Bernie SandersD-VT- Rep. Jerome TraxlerD-MI-8
- Rep. Victor FazioD-CA-4
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-7- Rep. Allan SwiftD-WA-2
- Rep. Howard WolpeD-MI-3
Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7
Rep. William JeffersonD-LA-2- Rep. Dick GephardtD-MO-3
- Rep. Dante FascellD-FL-19
- Rep. Gerry StuddsD-MA-10
- Rep. Mary OakarD-OH-20
- Rep. John MoakleyD-MA-9
Rep. Barney FrankD-MA-4- Rep. Bill AlexanderD-AR-1
Rep. Howard BermanD-CA-26- Rep. Lane EvansD-IL-17
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7- Rep. Neal SmithD-IA-4
- Rep. Lawrence SmithD-FL-16
- Rep. Thomas DowneyD-NY-2
Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5
Rep. Nita LoweyD-NY-20- Rep. Frank AnnunzioD-IL-11
- Rep. Sam GejdensonD-CT-2
Rep. Peter DeFazioD-OR-4
Rep. Richard NealD-MA-2- Rep. Francis McCloskeyD-IN-8
- Rep. Jerry KleczkaD-WI-4
- Rep. Charles RoseD-NC-7
- Rep. Chester AtkinsD-MA-5
- Rep. George BrownD-CA-36
- Rep. Michael SynarD-OK-2
- Rep. Jack BrooksD-TX-9
- Rep. Joseph KennedyD-MA-8
- Rep. Robert MrazekD-NY-3
- Rep. Robert BorskiD-PA-3
- Rep. David NagleD-IA-3
- Rep. Albert EspyD-MS-2
- Rep. Matthew McHughD-NY-28
- Rep. William NatcherD-KY-2
- Rep. Ronald ColemanD-TX-16
Rep. Eliot EngelD-NY-19
Rep. Benjamin CardinD-MD-3
Rep. Sander LevinD-MI-17- Rep. Thomas AndrewsD-ME-1
- Rep. Stephen SolarzD-NY-13
- Rep. Henry NowakD-NY-33
- Rep. Thomas SawyerD-OH-14
- Rep. Robert RoeD-NJ-8
- Rep. Robert WiseD-WV-3
- Rep. Anthony BeilensonD-CA-23
- Rep. George HochbruecknerD-NY-1
Rep. Richard DurbinD-IL-20- Rep. Matthew MartínezD-CA-30
Rep. Chuck SchumerD-NY-10
Rep. Louise SlaughterD-NY-30
Rep. Michael McNultyD-NY-23- Rep. Nicholas MavroulesD-MA-6
- Rep. Peter KostmayerD-PA-8
Rep. Rick BoucherD-VA-9- Rep. Barbara KennellyD-CT-1
Rep. Ron WydenD-OR-3- Rep. Ray ThorntonD-AR-2
- Rep. Edward FeighanD-OH-19
- Rep. James JontzD-IN-5
- Rep. David SkaggsD-CO-2
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12- Rep. Walter JonesD-NC-1
Rep. Rosa DeLauroD-CT-3- Rep. Brian DonnellyD-MA-11
- Rep. Tom LantosD-CA-11
- Rep. John BryantD-TX-5
Rep. Marcy KapturD-OH-9- Rep. Martin FrostD-TX-24
Rep. Peter ViscloskyD-IN-1- Rep. Jamie WhittenD-MS-1
- Rep. Glenn AndersonD-CA-32
- Rep. Kika de la GarzaD-TX-15
- Rep. Romano MazzoliD-KY-3
- Rep. Donald PeaseD-OH-13
- Rep. William RichardsonD-NM-3
Rep. Alan MollohanD-WV-1- Rep. John CoxD-IL-16
- Rep. Dennis EckartD-OH-11
Rep. David PriceD-NC-4- Rep. Gerald SikorskiD-MN-6
- Rep. Jim MoodyD-WI-5
Rep. Solomon OrtizD-TX-27
Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-4- Rep. Tony HallD-OH-3
Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6- Rep. Joan HornD-MO-2
- Rep. Joseph KolterD-PA-4
Rep. Paul KanjorskiD-PA-11- Rep. Bill HefnerD-NC-8
Rep. Bart GordonD-TN-6
Rep. Jim MoranD-VA-8- Rep. Joseph GaydosD-PA-20
- Rep. Frank GuariniD-NJ-14
- Rep. James TraficantD-OH-17
- Rep. Peter HoaglandD-NE-2
- Rep. Harley StaggersD-WV-2
- Rep. Joseph EarlyD-MA-3
- Rep. Ben JonesD-GA-4
- Rep. Gus YatronD-PA-6
- Rep. Terry BruceD-IL-19
- Rep. Beryl AnthonyD-AR-4
- Rep. Jill Long ThompsonD-IN-4
- Rep. Jim ChapmanD-TX-1
- Rep. Butler DerrickD-SC-3
- Rep. Jake PickleD-TX-10
- Rep. Tom BevillD-AL-4
- Rep. Pete PetersonD-FL-2
- Rep. George SangmeisterD-IL-4
- Rep. Sam GibbonsD-FL-7
- Rep. Larry LaRoccoD-ID-1
- Rep. Buddy DardenD-GA-7
Rep. John SprattD-SC-5- Rep. James BacchusD-FL-11
- Rep. John WilliamsD-MT-1
Rep. Chet EdwardsD-TX-11- Rep. Douglas OwensD-UT-2
Rep. Jerry CostelloD-IL-21- Rep. Cal DooleyD-CA-17
- Rep. James BilbrayD-NV-1
- Rep. Robert ClementD-TN-5
Rep. Tim JohnsonD-SD-1- Rep. Bob CarrD-MI-6
- Rep. Charles McMillenD-MD-4
- Rep. James OlinD-VA-6
- Rep. Glenn PoshardD-IL-22
Rep. Rob AndrewsD-NJ-1- Rep. John BrowderD-AL-3
- Rep. Charles WilsonD-TX-2
- Rep. William BrewsterD-OK-3
- Rep. William LipinskiD-IL-5
- Rep. Lee HamiltonD-IN-9
- Rep. Robin TallonD-SC-6
- Rep. Daniel GlickmanD-KS-4
- Rep. Michael AndrewsD-TX-25
- Rep. Robert ThomasD-GA-1
Rep. Bud CramerD-AL-5- Rep. Stephen NealD-NC-5
Rep. Jim CooperD-TN-4- Rep. Gregory LaughlinD-TX-14
- Rep. Harold VolkmerD-MO-9
- Rep. David McCurdyD-OK-4
- Rep. Richard SwettD-NH-2
- Rep. Martin LancasterD-NC-3
- Rep. James SlatteryD-KS-2
Rep. Thomas CarperD-DE- Rep. Ben CampbellD-CO-3
- Rep. Lewis PayneD-VA-5
- Rep. Owen PickettD-VA-2
- Rep. James RowlandD-GA-8
- Rep. Claude HarrisD-AL-7
- Rep. Douglas ApplegateD-OH-18
- Rep. Charles LukenD-OH-1
- Rep. Norman SisiskyD-VA-4
- Rep. Timothy RoemerD-IN-3
- Rep. Austin MurphyD-PA-22
- Rep. Charles BennettD-FL-3
Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4- Rep. William SarpaliusD-TX-13
- Rep. Elizabeth PattersonD-SC-4
- Rep. Ben ErdreichD-AL-6
- Rep. Glenn EnglishD-OK-6
- Rep. Beverly ByronD-MD-6
- Rep. Gary ConditD-CA-15
- Rep. Pete GerenD-TX-12
- Rep. William OrtonD-UT-3
- Rep. Sonny MontgomeryD-MS-3
- Rep. Mike ParkerD-MS-4
- Rep. Billy TauzinD-LA-3
Rep. Gene TaylorD-MS-5- Rep. Earl HuttoD-FL-1
Republicans who voted yea(124)
- Rep. Bill GreenR-NY-15
- Rep. Constance MorellaR-MD-8
- Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-22
- Rep. Sherry BoehlertR-NY-25
- Rep. Frank HortonR-NY-29
- Rep. Hamilton FishR-NY-21
- Rep. Ronald MachtleyR-RI-1
Rep. Olympia SnoweR-ME-2- Rep. Sidney MorrisonR-WA-4
- Rep. Matthew RinaldoR-NJ-7
- Rep. Raymond McGrathR-NY-5
- Rep. Nancy JohnsonR-CT-6
Rep. Christopher ShaysR-CT-4
Rep. Chris SmithR-NJ-4- Rep. Marge RoukemaR-NJ-5
- Rep. Jim LeachR-IA-1
- Rep. Arthur RavenelR-SC-1
- Rep. Joseph McDadeR-PA-10
- Rep. Robert DavisR-MI-11
Rep. Jim WalshR-NY-27- Rep. Steven GundersonR-WI-3
- Rep. Steven SchiffR-NM-1
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16- Rep. Dean GalloR-NJ-11
- Rep. Scott KlugR-WI-2
- Rep. Robert CoughlinR-PA-13
- Rep. Joseph SkeenR-NM-2
- Rep. Carl PursellR-MI-2
- Rep. Susan MolinariR-NY-14
- Rep. John PorterR-IL-10
- Rep. Paul GillmorR-OH-5
Rep. Wayne GilchrestR-MD-1- Rep. Jan MeyersR-KS-3
Rep. Ileana Ros-LehtinenR-FL-18- Rep. Herbert BatemanR-VA-1
- Rep. Helen BentleyR-MD-2
Rep. Jim SaxtonR-NJ-13- Rep. John MillerR-WA-1
- Rep. John MyersR-IN-7
Rep. Don YoungR-AK- Rep. Doug BereuterR-NE-1
- Rep. Earl ColemanR-MO-6
- Rep. Curt WeldonR-PA-7
- Rep. David MartinR-NY-26
Rep. W. Bill YoungR-FL-8- Rep. William BroomfieldR-MI-18
- Rep. Paul HenryR-MI-5
- Rep. Clay ShawR-FL-15
Rep. Jim RamstadR-MN-3- Rep. James QuillenR-TN-1
- Rep. John KasichR-OH-12
- Rep. Chalmers WylieR-OH-15
Rep. Hal RogersR-KY-5
Rep. Dave HobsonR-OH-7- Rep. Rodney ChandlerR-WA-8
Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10- Rep. Bill EmersonR-MO-8
- Rep. Frank RiggsR-CA-1
- Rep. Guy Vander JagtR-MI-9
- Rep. William GoodlingR-PA-19
- Rep. Floyd SpenceR-SC-2
Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-35- Rep. Richard SchulzeR-PA-5
- Rep. Alex McMillanR-NC-9
- Rep. William LoweryR-CA-41
- Rep. Tom CampbellR-CA-12
- Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
- Rep. John HammerschmidtR-AR-3
- Rep. Gary FranksR-CT-5
- Rep. Jim KolbeR-AZ-5
Rep. Dave CampR-MI-10- Rep. Rick SantorumR-PA-18
- Rep. Richard ZimmerR-NJ-12
- Rep. Michael BilirakisR-FL-9
- Rep. Bill ThomasR-CA-20
Rep. Jim McCreryR-LA-4- Rep. Robert LivingstonR-LA-1
- Rep. Robert MichelR-IL-18
- Rep. William DickinsonR-AL-2
- Rep. John WeberR-MN-2
- Rep. Craig JamesR-FL-4
- Rep. Daniel SlaughterR-VA-7
- Rep. Michael OxleyR-OH-4
- Rep. Donald SundquistR-TN-7
- Rep. William PaxonR-NY-31
- Rep. James LightfootR-IA-5
- Rep. Tom BlileyR-VA-3
- Rep. Mickey EdwardsR-OK-5
- Rep. Denny HastertR-IL-14
- Rep. Bud ShusterR-PA-9
- Rep. Richard NicholsR-KS-5
- Rep. Alfred McCandlessR-CA-37
- Rep. George GekasR-PA-17
- Rep. Bill BarrettR-NE-3
- Rep. Robert LagomarsinoR-CA-19
Rep. Elton GalleglyR-CA-21- Rep. Porter GossR-FL-13
- Rep. Andy IrelandR-FL-10
- Rep. Barbara VucanovichR-NV-2
- Rep. Duke CunninghamR-CA-44
- Rep. Craig ThomasR-WY
- Rep. John RhodesR-AZ-1
- Rep. William ZeliffR-NH-1
- Rep. Larry HopkinsR-KY-6
- Rep. Dan SchaeferR-CO-6
- Rep. Bob McEwenR-OH-6
- Rep. Charles TaylorR-NC-11
Rep. Pat RobertsR-KS-1- Rep. Richard BakerR-LA-6
- Rep. Christopher CoxR-CA-40
Rep. Cliff StearnsR-FL-6- Rep. Ron PackardR-CA-43
Rep. Jim InhofeR-OK-1
Rep. John BoehnerR-OH-8
Rep. Howard CobleR-NC-6
Rep. Jon KylR-AZ-4
Rep. Duncan HunterR-CA-45
Rep. Wally HergerR-CA-2- Rep. Clyde HollowayR-LA-8
- Rep. Robert DornanR-CA-38
- Rep. Jack FieldsR-TX-8
Rep. John DoolittleR-CA-14
Rep. Dana RohrabacherR-CA-42
Rep. Dan BurtonR-IN-6
Data notes
The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 59 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.
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. 144 actions.
- Apr 10, 1991Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 102-27.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Mar 29, 1991PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Mar 22, 1991Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report considered in Senate.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to the House amendment to the Senate amendment nos. 2, 31, 33, 34, 36, 38, 40, 43, 45, 46, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 56, 58, 60, 66, 69, 70, 71, 74, 81, 82, 86, 90, 96, 97, 100, 102, 104, 105, 107, and 108 by Voice Vote.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 108 Agreed to without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Motions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 107 Agreed to without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Whitten moved that the House recede and concur with an amendment in the Senate amendment No. 108.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 105 Agreed to without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Whitten moved that the House recede and concur with an amendment in the Senate amendment No. 107.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 104 Agreed to without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Whitten moved that the House recede and concur with an amendment in the Senate amendment No. 105.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 102 Agreed to without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Whitten moved that the House recede and concur with an amendment in the Senate amendment No. 104.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 100 Agreed to without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Whitten moved that the House recede and concur with an amendment in the Senate amendment No. 102.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 97 Agreed to without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Whitten moved that the House recede and concur with an amendment in the Senate amendment No. 100.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 96 Agreed to without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Whitten moved that the House recede and concur with an amendment in the Senate amendment No. 97.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 90 Agreed to without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Whitten moved that the House recede and concur with an amendment in the Senate amendment No. 96.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 86 Agreed to without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Whitten moved that the House recede and concur with an amendment in the Senate amendment No. 90.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 82 Agreed to without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Whitten moved that the House recede and concur with an amendment in the Senate amendment No. 86.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 81 Agreed to without objection.
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.