A bill to clarify without substantive change laws related to Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations and to improve the United States Code.
Public Law 105-354 · S. 2524 · 105th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Nov 3, 1998 · Commemorations
Sponsor: Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateUnanimous consent
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Amends title 36, United States Code to: (1) codify specified Federal laws related to Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations; and (2) make technical corrections to, or repeal, certain Federal laws.
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. 12 actions.
- Nov 3, 1998Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 105-354.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 22, 1998PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 12, 1998FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Hutchinson moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Oct 9, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Judiciary Committee
- Oct 8, 1998FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Oct 1, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Judiciary Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Judiciary Committee
- Sep 28, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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.