An Act to authorize withholding from salaries disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate and from certain employees under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol for contribution to certain charitable organizations.
Public Law 95-470 · S. 2376 · 95th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Jimmy Carter (D) on Oct 17, 1978 · Congress
Sponsor: Sen. Charles Mathias (R-MD)
Cosponsors (1): Sen. Paul Sarbanes
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.
Requires the Secretary of the Senate, the Architect of the Capitol, or any other disbursing officer, to withhold from the salaries of individuals whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary, or who are employees of the Architect (including employees of the Botanic Garden or the Senate Restaurants), such amounts as such individuals request for contributions to certain national voluntary health and welfare agencies.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 12 actions.
- Oct 17, 1978Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public Law 95-470.
- Oct 5, 1978PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Oct 3, 1978FloorFloor · Measure passed House.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Committee on House Administration
- Sep 13, 1978CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Committee on House Administration
- Sep 11, 1978FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, amended.
- Aug 25, 1978CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Dec 15, 1977CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.