Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriation Act, 1978
Public Law 95-81 · H.R. 7552 · 95th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Jimmy Carter (D) on Jul 31, 1977 · Economics and Public Finance
Sponsor: Rep. Thomas Steed (D-OK-4)
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.
Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriation Act - =Title I: Department of the Treasury= - Treasury Department Appropriations Act - Makes appropriations for fiscal year 1978 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 Engraving and Printing, 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 Appropriations Act, 1978 - 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 1978 for the following: compensation of the President, 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 Council, the National Security Council, the Office of Drug Abuse Policy, the Office of Management and Budget, the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, the Office of Telecommunications Policy, and Unanticipated Needs of the President.
=Title IV: Independent Agencies= - Independent Agencies Appropriations Act - Makes appropriations to the following for fiscal year 1978: the Administrative Conference of the U.S., the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, the Advisory Committee on Federal Pay, the Civil Service Commission, Government payment for annuitants (employees health benefits), the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, the Federal Labor Relations Council, Intergovernmental Personnel Assistance, 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, records declassification, the Automated Data and Telecommunications Service, the Federal Preparedness Agency, expenses under the Defense Production Act, general management and agency operations, Indian trust accounting, allowances and office staff for former Presidents, administrative and staff support services, the General Services Administration, the National Center for Productivity and Quality of Working Life, the National Commission on Electronic Fund Transfers, the United States Tax Court, and the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency.
=Title V: General Provisions= - States that where appropriations in this Act are expendable for travel expenses of employees and no specific limitation has been placed on them, the expenditures for such travel expenses may not exceed the amount set forth in the budget estimates submitted for the appropriations.
=Title VI: General Provisions (Departments, Agencies, and Corporations)= - Restricts the employment of specified aliens by the Federal Government. Sets forth limitations and legislative provisions with respect to appropriations.
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.
- Jul 31, 1977Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public Law 95-81.
- Jul 20, 1977PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Jul 19, 1977PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Jul 14, 1977Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate receded and concurred in House amendment to certain Senate amendment.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to conference report.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · House receded and concurred with amendment to certain Senate amendment.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · House receded and concurred in certain Senate amendments.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · House agreed to conference report.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in House: House agreed to conference report.
- Jun 22, 1977Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 95-455.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed: Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 95-455.
- Jun 21, 1977Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference scheduled in House.
- Jun 20, 1977Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference scheduled in Senate.
- FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, amended, roll call #222 (77-7).Senate roll call 222
- FloorFloor · Measure called up by unanimous consent in Senate.
- Jun 14, 1977CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Appropriations Committee
- Jun 9, 1977CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee
- Jun 8, 1977FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended, roll call #321 (359-45).House roll call 321
- FloorFloor · Motion to recommit to Committee on Appropriations failed of passage in House.
- FloorFloor · Measure called up by unanimous consent in House.
- Jun 2, 1977CommitteeCommittee · 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.