A bill to provide for the distribution within the United States of the International Communication Agency film entitled "Reflections: George Meany".
Public Law 96-116 · H.R. 5279 · 96th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Jimmy Carter (D) on Nov 16, 1979 · Arts, Culture, Religion
Sponsor: Rep. Clement Zablocki (D-WI-4)
Cosponsors (11): Rep. Dante Fascell, Rep. Charles Diggs,
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.
Directs the Director of the International Communication Agency to make available to the Administrator of General Services the film, "Reflections: George Meany", for distribution in the United States.
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. 12 actions.
- Nov 16, 1979Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public Law 96-116.
- Nov 8, 1979PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Nov 7, 1979PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Nov 6, 1979FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate.
- Oct 31, 1979CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Foreign Relations Committee
- Sep 25, 1979CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Foreign Relations Committee
- Sep 24, 1979FloorFloor · Measure passed House.
- FloorFloor · Measure called up under motion to suspend rules and pass in House.
- Sep 13, 1979CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Foreign Affairs 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.