An original bill to amend the Privacy Act of 1974 to extend the Life of the Privacy Protection Study Commission to September 30, 1977.
Public Law 95-38 · S. 1443 · 95th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Jimmy Carter (D) on Jun 1, 1977 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Sen. Abraham Ribicoff (D-CT)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseMethod not stated
- SenateMethod not stated
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Amends the Privacy Act of 1974 to extend the termination date of the Privacy Protection Study Commission to September 30, 1977.
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. 11 actions.
- Jun 1, 1977Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public Law 95-38.
- May 24, 1977PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- May 23, 1977FloorFloor · Measure passed House, in lieu of H.R. 6258.
- FloorFloor · Measure called up by unanimous consent in House.
- May 9, 1977FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate.
- FloorFloor · Measure called up by unanimous consent in Senate.
- May 3, 1977CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 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.