Comprehensive Employment and Training Act Amendments of 1977
Public Law 95-44 · H.R. 2992 · 95th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Jimmy Carter (D) on Jun 15, 1977 · Labor and Employment
Sponsor: Rep. Gus Hawkins (D-CA-29)
Cosponsors: None
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.
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act Amendments - Extends the authorization for the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) through fiscal year 1978.
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.
- Jun 15, 1977Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public Law 95-44.
- Jun 8, 1977PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Jun 6, 1977PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Jun 3, 1977Resolving differencesResolving differences · House agreed to Senate amendment.
- May 25, 1977FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, amended.
- FloorFloor · Measure called up by unanimous consent in Senate.
- May 16, 1977CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- Mar 30, 1977CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- Mar 29, 1977FloorFloor · Measure passed House.
- FloorFloor · Measure called up under motion to suspend rules and pass in House.
- Mar 28, 1977CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Education and Workforce Committee
- Feb 2, 1977CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Education and Workforce 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.