Amend the title so as to read: An Act to amend chapter 45 of title 5, United States Code, to authorize awards for cost saving disclosures.
Public Law 102-487 · H.R. 2263 · 102nd Congress · began in the House
Signed by George H. W. Bush (R) on Oct 24, 1992 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. John Kasich (R-OH-12)
Cosponsors (1): Rep. Gerald Sikorski
Passage votes
- HouseUnanimous consent
- 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.
Makes permanent current provisions of Federal law concerning agency awards and presidential awards for cost savings disclosures.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Post Office and Civil Service Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Civil Service Subcommittee
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. 20 actions.
- Oct 24, 1992Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 102-487.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 16, 1992PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 4, 1992Resolving differencesResolving differences · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Sikorski asked unanimous consent that the House agree to the Senate amendments.
- Sep 24, 1992FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.
- Aug 10, 1992CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Jun 25, 1992CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Nov 28, 1991CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Nov 25, 1991FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Sikorski moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Nov 23, 1991CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- Jun 12, 1991CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- Jun 11, 1991CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Civil Service Subcommittee of the House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Civil Service Subcommittee of the House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- May 14, 1991CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Civil Service Subcommittee of the House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- May 8, 1991CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Post Office and Civil Service 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.