Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations Act, 1979
Public Law 95-429 · H.R. 12930 · 95th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Jimmy Carter (D) on Oct 10, 1978 · Economics and Public Finance
Sponsor: Rep. Thomas Steed (D-OK-4)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 247 yea, 137 nay247–137
- SenateRecorded vote: 70 yea, 20 nay70–20
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.
Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations Act - =Title I: Department of the Treasury= - Treasury Department Appropriations Act - Makes appropriations for fiscal year 1979 within the Department of the Treasury for the following: the Office of the Secretary, the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, the Bureau of Government Financial Operations, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, the United States Customs Service, the Bureau of the Mint, the Bureau of the Public Debt, the Internal Revenue Service, and the United States Secret Service.
=Title II: U.S. Postal Service= - Postal Service Appropriation Act - Makes appropriations for payment to the Postal Service Fund.
=Title III: Executive Office of the President= - Executive Office Appropriations Act - Appropriates funds for fiscal year 1979 for the following: compensation of the President, the Office of Administration, the White House Office, the Executive Residence (operating expenses), the Official Residence of the Vice President (operating expenses), special assistance to the President, the Council of Economic Advisers, the Council on Wage and Price Stability, the Domestic Policy Staff, the National Security Council, the Office of Management and Budget, and the Office of Federal Procurement Policy.
=Title IV: Independent Agencies= - Independent Agencies Appropriations Act - Makes appropriations to the following for fiscal year 1979: the Administrative Conference of the U.S., the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, the Advisory Committee on Federal Pay, the Civil Service Commission, the Committee for Purchase from the Blind and Other Severely Handicapped, the Federal Election Commission, the General Services Administration, the Federal Buildings Fund, the Federal Supply Service, the National Archives and Records Service, the Automated Data and Telecommunications Service, the Federal Preparedness Agency, Allowances for Office Staff for Former Presidents, the General Services Administration, the United Tax Court, and the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency.
=Title V: General Provisions= - Sets forth restrictions and prohibitions with respect to the spending of funds appropriated by this Act.
=Title VI: General Provisions= - Sets forth limitations and legislative provisions with respect to appropriations.
Prohibits sums appropriated for fiscal year 1979 to be used to pay the salary or pay of any individual in any office or position in the legislative, executive, or judicial branch, or in the government of the District of Columbia where the basic pay or salary for such position is greater or equal to level V of the Executive Schedule as provided by law.
Provides for a 5.5 percent ceiling on salary increases for all general schedule employees of the Federal Government during fiscal year 1979.
Who voted for it
Every House member of the 95th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 247 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
247 yea138 nay47 present or did not vote
Democrats who voted yea(186)
- Rep. Parren MitchellD-MD-7
- Rep. Louis StokesD-OH-21
- Rep. Edward RoybalD-CA-25
- Rep. Phillip BurtonD-CA-6
- Rep. Bill ClayD-MO-1
- Rep. Anthony BeilensonD-CA-23
Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-19- Rep. Don EdwardsD-CA-10
- Rep. James CormanD-CA-21
- Rep. Frederick RichmondD-NY-14
- Rep. Gus HawkinsD-CA-29
Rep. John ConyersD-MI-1- Rep. Robert GarciaD-NY-21
- Rep. John MossD-CA-3
- Rep. Richard BollingD-MO-5
Rep. Pete StarkD-CA-9- Rep. Shirley ChisholmD-NY-12
- Rep. Benjamin RosenthalD-NY-8
- Rep. Ronald DellumsD-CA-8
- Rep. Robert NixD-PA-2
- Rep. Ralph MetcalfeD-IL-1
- Rep. Jonathan BinghamD-NY-22
- Rep. John McFallD-CA-14
- Rep. Frank ThompsonD-NJ-4
- Rep. George BrownD-CA-36
- Rep. Theodore WeissD-NY-20
- Rep. Cardiss CollinsD-IL-7
- Rep. Lloyd MeedsD-WA-2
- Rep. George DanielsonD-CA-30
Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8- Rep. Henry GonzálezD-TX-20
- Rep. Daniel RostenkowskiD-IL-8
Rep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-24- Rep. William BurlisonD-MO-10
- Rep. John SeiberlingD-OH-14
- Rep. Robert KastenmeierD-WI-2
- Rep. Barbara JordanD-TX-18
- Rep. David BoniorD-MI-12
- Rep. Robert EckhardtD-TX-8
- Rep. Peter RodinoD-NJ-10
- Rep. John BrademasD-IN-3
- Rep. Stephen SolarzD-NY-13
- Rep. Charles PriceD-IL-23
- Rep. Edward PattenD-NJ-15
- Rep. James HowardD-NJ-3
- Rep. Harold JohnsonD-CA-1
- Rep. Charles WilsonD-CA-31
Rep. Daniel AkakaD-HI-2- Rep. James WrightD-TX-12
- Rep. Dante FascellD-FL-15
- Rep. William BrodheadD-MI-17
- Rep. Henry ReussD-WI-5
- Rep. Norman MinetaD-CA-13
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7- Rep. James ScheuerD-NY-11
- Rep. Donald FraserD-MN-5
- Rep. Ozzie MyersD-PA-1
- Rep. William MoorheadD-PA-14
- Rep. Bruce VentoD-MN-4
- Rep. Daniel FloodD-PA-11
- Rep. Claude PepperD-FL-14
- Rep. John FaryD-IL-5
- Rep. Joseph AddabboD-NY-7
- Rep. Charles CarneyD-OH-19
- Rep. Robert LeggettD-CA-4
- Rep. Clement ZablockiD-WI-4
- Rep. John MurphyD-NY-17
- Rep. Albert UllmanD-OR-2
- Rep. Sidney YatesD-IL-9
- Rep. Teno RoncalioD-WY
Rep. Barbara MikulskiD-MD-3- Rep. Joshua EilbergD-PA-4
- Rep. Raymond LedererD-PA-3
- Rep. Alvin BaldusD-WI-3
- Rep. Harold FordD-TN-8
- Rep. Robert DuncanD-OR-3
- Rep. Jerry PattersonD-CA-38
- Rep. Harley StaggersD-WV-2
- Rep. James BurkeD-MA-11
- Rep. Lionel Van DeerlinD-CA-42
- Rep. Morris UdallD-AZ-2
- Rep. Joseph LeFanteD-NJ-14
- Rep. Frank EvansD-CO-3
- Rep. Carl PerkinsD-KY-7
Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7- Rep. Frederick RooneyD-PA-15
- Rep. Frank AnnunzioD-IL-11
- Rep. Richard OttingerD-NY-24
- Rep. Helen MeynerD-NJ-13
- Rep. Gerry StuddsD-MA-12
- Rep. John MoakleyD-MA-9
- Rep. Bill AlexanderD-AR-1
- Rep. Fernand St. GermainD-RI-1
- Rep. Leslie AspinD-WI-1
- Rep. Lucien NedziD-MI-14
- Rep. Robert DrinanD-MA-4
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12
Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-4- Rep. Edward BeardD-RI-2
- Rep. Thomas SteedD-OK-4
- Rep. John DentD-PA-21
- Rep. Jack BrooksD-TX-9
- Rep. Thomas DowneyD-NY-2
- Rep. Charles VanikD-OH-22
- Rep. Charles RoseD-NC-7
- Rep. Bernice SiskD-CA-15
- Rep. Gillis LongD-LA-8
- Rep. Lindy BoggsD-LA-2
- Rep. Neal SmithD-IA-4
Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6- Rep. James DelaneyD-NY-9
- Rep. Leo RyanD-CA-11
- Rep. Ray ThorntonD-AR-4
- Rep. Mike McCormackD-WA-4
- Rep. William CotterD-CT-1
- Rep. Edward PattisonD-NY-29
- Rep. James BlanchardD-MI-18
- Rep. Edward BolandD-MA-2
- Rep. Lunsford PreyerD-NC-6
- Rep. John SlackD-WV-3
- Rep. Robert MollohanD-WV-1
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-7- Rep. Mary OakarD-OH-20
- Rep. William NatcherD-KY-2
- Rep. Cecil HeftelD-HI-1
- Rep. Donald PeaseD-OH-13
- Rep. Henry NowakD-NY-37
- Rep. Joseph GaydosD-PA-20
- Rep. Herbert HarrisD-VA-8
- Rep. Gladys SpellmanD-MD-5
- Rep. Mario BiaggiD-NY-10
- Rep. James FlorioD-NJ-1
- Rep. Mark HannafordD-CA-34
- Rep. James HanleyD-NY-32
- Rep. Joseph FisherD-VA-10
- Rep. Albert GoreD-TN-4
- Rep. Bob CarrD-MI-6
- Rep. Adam BenjaminD-IN-1
- Rep. Jerome TraxlerD-MI-8
- Rep. Glenn AndersonD-CA-32
- Rep. Leo ZeferettiD-NY-15
- Rep. Butler DerrickD-SC-3
- Rep. Lester WolffD-NY-6
- Rep. Joseph MinishD-NJ-11
- Rep. Douglas ApplegateD-OH-18
- Rep. James LloydD-CA-35
- Rep. Lee HamiltonD-IN-9
- Rep. Austin MurphyD-PA-22
- Rep. Bo GinnD-GA-1
- Rep. George MahonD-TX-19
- Rep. John BreckinridgeD-KY-6
- Rep. Walter JonesD-NC-1
- Rep. Ronnie FlippoD-AL-5
- Rep. Clarence LongD-MD-2
- Rep. Tom BevillD-AL-4
- Rep. Mendel DavisD-SC-1
- Rep. Wyche FowlerD-GA-5
- Rep. Romano MazzoliD-KY-3
- Rep. Joseph EarlyD-MA-3
- Rep. Walter FlowersD-AL-7
- Rep. Samuel StrattonD-NY-28
- Rep. Don FuquaD-FL-2
- Rep. Theodore RisenhooverD-OK-2
- Rep. Abraham KazenD-TX-23
- Rep. Peter KostmayerD-PA-8
- Rep. Gus YatronD-PA-6
- Rep. Ike AndrewsD-NC-4
- Rep. Bill HefnerD-NC-8
- Rep. Carroll HubbardD-KY-1
- Rep. Floyd FithianD-IN-2
- Rep. Robert SikesD-FL-1
- Rep. James MannD-SC-4
- Rep. Richard WhiteD-TX-16
- Rep. James SantiniD-NV
- Rep. James JonesD-OK-1
- Rep. Herbert RobertsD-TX-4
- Rep. Andy IrelandD-FL-8
- Rep. William NicholsD-AL-3
- Rep. John BreauxD-LA-7
- Rep. Wes WatkinsD-OK-3
- Rep. Thomas HuckabyD-LA-5
- Rep. Charles BennettD-FL-3
- Rep. Glenn EnglishD-OK-6
- Rep. Sam HallD-TX-1
- Rep. Joseph WaggonnerD-LA-4
- Rep. John FlyntD-GA-6
Republicans who voted yea(61)
- Rep. Charles WhalenR-OH-3
- Rep. Bill GreenR-NY-18
- Rep. Newton SteersR-MD-8
- Rep. Silvio ConteR-MA-1
- Rep. Pete McCloskeyR-CA-12
- Rep. Stewart McKinneyR-CT-4
- Rep. Frank HortonR-NY-34
- Rep. Matthew RinaldoR-NJ-12
- Rep. Margaret HecklerR-MA-10
- Rep. Joseph McDadeR-PA-10
- Rep. Marc MarksR-PA-24
- Rep. Tim CarterR-KY-5
- Rep. William WalshR-NY-33
- Rep. Edward MadiganR-IL-21
- Rep. Joe SkubitzR-KS-5
- Rep. Mark AndrewsR-ND
- Rep. John AndersonR-IL-16
- Rep. Joel PritchardR-WA-1
- Rep. Jim JohnsonR-CO-4
- Rep. Hamilton FishR-NY-25
- Rep. William CohenR-ME-2
- Rep. Larry PresslerR-SD-1
- Rep. John StantonR-OH-11
- Rep. Paul FindleyR-IL-20
- Rep. William WamplerR-VA-9
- Rep. David EmeryR-ME-1
- Rep. Philip RuppeR-MI-11
- Rep. Bruce CaputoR-NY-23
- Rep. Elford CederbergR-MI-10
- Rep. George O’BrienR-IL-17
- Rep. George WhitehurstR-VA-2
- Rep. John DuncanR-TN-2
- Rep. John RhodesR-AZ-1
- Rep. Ronald MarleneeR-MT-2
- Rep. James QuillenR-TN-1
- Rep. Tennyson GuyerR-OH-4
- Rep. Paul TribleR-VA-1
- Rep. Guy Vander JagtR-MI-9
- Rep. Norman LentR-NY-4
- Rep. Herbert BurkeR-FL-12
- Rep. Clair BurgenerR-CA-43
- Rep. Virginia SmithR-NE-3
- Rep. Edward DerwinskiR-IL-4
- Rep. Floyd SpenceR-SC-2
- Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
- Rep. James AbdnorR-SD-2
- Rep. Louis FreyR-FL-9
- Rep. Willis GradisonR-OH-1
- Rep. Thomas CorcoranR-IL-15
- Rep. John ErlenbornR-IL-14
- Rep. Bob WilsonR-CA-41
- Rep. Manley ButlerR-VA-6
- Rep. David MarriottR-UT-2
- Rep. Robert DanielR-VA-4
- Rep. James RobinsonR-VA-7
- Rep. Garry BrownR-MI-3
- Rep. Robert MichelR-IL-18
- Rep. Richard SchulzeR-PA-5
- Rep. John WydlerR-NY-5
- Rep. Thomas KindnessR-OH-8
- Rep. Mickey EdwardsR-OK-5
Data notes
The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 1465 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. 25 actions.
- Oct 10, 1978Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public Law 95-429.
- Oct 6, 1978PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- Oct 5, 1978PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Oct 4, 1978Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to House amendments to certain Senate amendments.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to conference report, roll call #443 (70-20).Senate roll call 443
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report, roll call #443 (70-20).Senate roll call 443
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · House receded and concurred in certain Senate amendments with an amendment.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · House receded and concurred in certain Senate amendments.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · House agreed to conference report, roll call #860 (247-137).House roll call 860
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in House: House agreed to conference report, roll call #860 (247-137).House roll call 860
- Sep 29, 1978Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 95-1673.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed: Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 95-1673.
- Sep 7, 1978Resolving differencesResolving differences · Motion to instruct House Conferees rejected in House, roll call #731 (194-201).House roll call 731
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference scheduled in House.
- Jun 27, 1978Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference scheduled in Senate.
- FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, amended.
- FloorFloor · Measure called up by unanimous consent in Senate.
- Jun 19, 1978CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Appropriations Committee
- Jun 8, 1978CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee
- Jun 7, 1978FloorFloor · Measure passed House, roll call #426 (297-98).House roll call 426
- FloorFloor · Motion to recommit to the Committee on Appropriations with instructions rejected in House.
- Jun 1, 1978CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Appropriations 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.



