Independent Safety Board Act Amendment of 1978
Public Law 95-363 · H.R. 12106 · 95th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Jimmy Carter (D) on Sep 11, 1978 · Transportation and Public Works
Sponsor: Rep. Glenn Anderson (D-CA-32)
Cosponsors (1): Rep. Marion Snyder
Passage votes
- HouseMethod not stated
- SenateMethod not stated
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.
Independent Safety Board Act Amendments - Amends the Independent Safety Board Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations to the National Transportation Safety Board for fiscal years 1979 and 1980.
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. 15 actions.
- Sep 11, 1978Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public Law 95-363.
- Sep 6, 1978PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Aug 17, 1978Resolving differencesResolving differences · House agreed to Senate amendment.
- Aug 14, 1978FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, amended.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Jul 11, 1978CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Jul 10, 1978FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended, roll call #523 (340-32).House roll call 523
- FloorFloor · Measure called up under motion to suspend rules and pass in House.
- May 15, 1978CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Apr 13, 1978CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Energy and Commerce Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure 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.