Military Construction Appropriation Act, 1980
Public Law 96-130 · H.R. 4391 · 96th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Jimmy Carter (D) on Nov 30, 1979 · Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. Koln McKay (D-UT-1)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 318 yea, 33 nay318–33
- 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.
(House receded and concurred in Senate amendment with amendment)
Military Construction Appropriation Act, 1980 - Makes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for military construction projects and for military family housing, including appropriations to eliminate losses caused by fluctuations in Foreign currency exchange rates.
Appropriates $1,000,000 for use in the Homeowners Assistance Fund. Prohibits the use of funds under this Act for the procurement of steel if American steel producers, fabricators, and manufacturers have been denied the opportunity to compete for such steel procurement.
Excludes purchases of steel for NATO from the prohibition against using funds under this Act to buy non-American steel.
Provides that up to $1,000,000 in funds appropriated under this Act for the Air Force shall be available to assist State and local governments in potential MX basing areas to conduct studies and evaluations of such system in their areas.
Provides that no funds may be used in a fashion which would commit the U.S. to only one basing mode for the MX missile system.
Who voted for it
Every House member of the 96th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 319 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
319 yea34 nay80 present or did not vote
Democrats who voted yea(193)
- Rep. Louis StokesD-OH-21
- Rep. Henry GonzálezD-TX-20
- Rep. Mickey LelandD-TX-18
- Rep. James CormanD-CA-21
- Rep. Edward PattenD-NJ-15
- Rep. James ScheuerD-NY-11
- Rep. Robert EckhardtD-TX-8
- Rep. Paul SimonD-IL-24
- Rep. Jonathan BinghamD-NY-22
- Rep. Shirley ChisholmD-NY-12
- Rep. David BoniorD-MI-12
- Rep. Bill ClayD-MO-1
- Rep. Bennett StewartD-IL-1
- Rep. William LehmanD-FL-13
- Rep. Dante FascellD-FL-15
- Rep. Sidney YatesD-IL-9
- Rep. Stephen SolarzD-NY-13
- Rep. George BrownD-CA-36
- Rep. Charles PriceD-IL-23
- Rep. Lucien NedziD-MI-14
- Rep. Henry ReussD-WI-5
- Rep. John BrademasD-IN-3
- Rep. Frank ThompsonD-NJ-4
- Rep. Thomas AshleyD-OH-9
- Rep. William MoorheadD-PA-14
- Rep. William BrodheadD-MI-17
- Rep. Lionel Van DeerlinD-CA-42
- Rep. Morgan MurphyD-IL-2
- Rep. Norman MinetaD-CA-13
- Rep. Robert DrinanD-MA-4
Rep. Daniel AkakaD-HI-2- Rep. Robert GiaimoD-CT-3
- Rep. Robert MatsuiD-CA-3
- Rep. William BurlisonD-MO-10
- Rep. Bill AlexanderD-AR-1
- Rep. James BlanchardD-MI-18
- Rep. Alvin BaldusD-WI-3
- Rep. Harold JohnsonD-CA-1
- Rep. John MoakleyD-MA-9
- Rep. Frank AnnunzioD-IL-11
- Rep. Charles VanikD-OH-22
Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7- Rep. Clement ZablockiD-WI-4
- Rep. Joseph AddabboD-NY-7
- Rep. Albert UllmanD-OR-2
- Rep. Jerry PattersonD-CA-38
- Rep. Gillis LongD-LA-8
- Rep. James HowardD-NJ-3
Rep. Barbara MikulskiD-MD-3- Rep. Lindy BoggsD-LA-2
- Rep. Edward StackD-FL-12
- Rep. Allan SwiftD-WA-2
- Rep. Michael LowryD-WA-7
- Rep. Michael BarnesD-MD-8
Rep. George MillerD-CA-7
Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-4- Rep. Matthew McHughD-NY-27
- Rep. Tony HallD-OH-3
- Rep. Raymond LedererD-PA-3
- Rep. Peter PeyserD-NY-23
- Rep. Harley StaggersD-WV-2
- Rep. Robert MollohanD-WV-1
- Rep. Don BonkerD-WA-3
- Rep. Geraldine FerraroD-NY-9
- Rep. Howard WolpeD-MI-3
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12- Rep. Timothy WirthD-CO-2
- Rep. Mike McCormackD-WA-4
- Rep. Robert DuncanD-OR-3
- Rep. William RatchfordD-CT-5
- Rep. Mario BiaggiD-NY-10
- Rep. Albert GoreD-TN-4
- Rep. James FlorioD-NJ-1
- Rep. Herbert HarrisD-VA-8
- Rep. Thomas SteedD-OK-4
Rep. Christopher DoddD-CT-2- Rep. Fernand St. GermainD-RI-1
- Rep. Morris UdallD-AZ-2
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-7- Rep. John LaFalceD-NY-36
- Rep. Kenneth HollandD-SC-5
- Rep. Henry NowakD-NY-37
- Rep. Donald PeaseD-OH-13
Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6- Rep. John JenretteD-SC-6
- Rep. Donald BaileyD-PA-21
- Rep. Joseph FisherD-VA-10
- Rep. Jerome TraxlerD-MI-8
- Rep. Robert EdgarD-PA-7
- Rep. Edward BolandD-MA-2
- Rep. Lunsford PreyerD-NC-6
- Rep. Charles RoseD-NC-7
- Rep. William CotterD-CT-1
- Rep. Robert YoungD-MO-2
- Rep. Butler DerrickD-SC-3
- Rep. Stanley LundineD-NY-39
- Rep. Cecil HeftelD-HI-1
- Rep. Leo ZeferettiD-NY-15
- Rep. Martin FrostD-TX-24
- Rep. Frank GuariniD-NJ-14
- Rep. Robert RoeD-NJ-8
- Rep. Raymond KogovsekD-CO-3
- Rep. Lester WolffD-NY-6
- Rep. Joseph MinishD-NJ-11
- Rep. Nicholas MavroulesD-MA-6
- Rep. Michael SynarD-OK-2
- Rep. Beryl AnthonyD-AR-4
- Rep. John CavanaughD-NE-2
- Rep. Bo GinnD-GA-1
- Rep. Adam BenjaminD-IN-1
- Rep. Donald AlbostaD-MI-10
- Rep. Douglas WalgrenD-PA-18
- Rep. Clarence LongD-MD-2
- Rep. Ike AndrewsD-NC-4
- Rep. Don FuquaD-FL-2
- Rep. Charles WhitleyD-NC-3
- Rep. Bill HefnerD-NC-8
- Rep. Wyche FowlerD-GA-5
- Rep. William BonerD-TN-5
- Rep. James LloydD-CA-35
- Rep. John WilliamsD-MT-1
Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4
Rep. Tom HarkinD-IA-5- Rep. Brian DonnellyD-MA-11
- Rep. Tom BevillD-AL-4
- Rep. Charles WilsonD-TX-2
- Rep. Leon PanettaD-CA-16
- Rep. William NatcherD-KY-2
- Rep. James JonesD-OK-1
- Rep. Allen ErtelD-PA-17
- Rep. Jake PickleD-TX-10
- Rep. Ed JonesD-TN-7
- Rep. Romano MazzoliD-KY-3
- Rep. Joseph GaydosD-PA-20
- Rep. James MattoxD-TX-5
- Rep. Tom DaschleD-SD-1
- Rep. Martin RussoD-IL-3
- Rep. Samuel StrattonD-NY-28
- Rep. Vonno GudgerD-NC-11
- Rep. Koln McKayD-UT-1
- Rep. Abraham KazenD-TX-23
- Rep. Ronnie FlippoD-AL-5
- Rep. Floyd FithianD-IN-2
- Rep. Norman D’AmoursD-NH-1
- Rep. Daniel MicaD-FL-11
- Rep. Thomas LukenD-OH-2
- Rep. Jerome AmbroD-NY-3
Rep. Bill NelsonD-FL-9- Rep. Jamie WhittenD-MS-1
- Rep. Austin MurphyD-PA-22
- Rep. Harold VolkmerD-MO-9
- Rep. Lee HamiltonD-IN-9
- Rep. Philip SharpD-IN-10
- Rep. Charles BennettD-FL-3
- Rep. William HughesD-NJ-2
- Rep. Billy EvansD-GA-8
- Rep. Ed JenkinsD-GA-9
- Rep. Marilyn LloydD-TN-3
- Rep. Wes WatkinsD-OK-3
- Rep. Daniel GlickmanD-KS-4
- Rep. Jack BrinkleyD-GA-3
- Rep. Patricia SchroederD-CO-1
- Rep. Richard WhiteD-TX-16
- Rep. Druie BarnardD-GA-10
- Rep. Elliott LevitasD-GA-4
- Rep. Gus YatronD-PA-6
- Rep. Anthony LeachD-LA-4
- Rep. Kent HanceD-TX-19
- Rep. Carroll HubbardD-KY-1
- Rep. Eugene AtkinsonD-PA-25
- Rep. Thomas HuckabyD-LA-5
- Rep. Beverly ByronD-MD-6
- Rep. William NicholsD-AL-3
- Rep. Lawrence FountainD-NC-2
- Rep. Marvin MathisD-GA-2
- Rep. James SantiniD-NV
- Rep. Glenn EnglishD-OK-6
- Rep. William ChappellD-FL-4
Rep. Richard ShelbyD-AL-7- Rep. David EvansD-IN-6
- Rep. Douglas ApplegateD-OH-18
- Rep. Sam HallD-TX-1
- Rep. Ronald MottlD-OH-23
- Rep. Sonny MontgomeryD-MS-3
- Rep. Phil GrammD-TX-6
- Rep. Charlie StenholmD-TX-17
- Rep. Andrew JacobsD-IN-11
- Rep. James LeathD-TX-11
- Rep. Dan DanielD-VA-5
- Rep. Richard IchordD-MO-8
- Rep. David SatterfieldD-VA-3
- Rep. Robert StumpD-AZ-3
- Rep. Lawrence McDonaldD-GA-7
Republicans who voted yea(126)
- Rep. Stewart McKinneyR-CT-4
- Rep. Bill GreenR-NY-18
- Rep. Harold HollenbeckR-NJ-9
- Rep. Silvio ConteR-MA-1
- Rep. Marc MarksR-PA-24
- Rep. Charles DoughertyR-PA-4
- Rep. Carl PursellR-MI-2
- Rep. Frank HortonR-NY-34
- Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-26
- Rep. Matthew RinaldoR-NJ-12
- Rep. John BuchananR-AL-6
- Rep. Joel PritchardR-WA-1
- Rep. Thomas RailsbackR-IL-19
- Rep. Joseph McDadeR-PA-10
- Rep. Hamilton FishR-NY-25
- Rep. Tim CarterR-KY-5
- Rep. John StantonR-OH-11
- Rep. Paul FindleyR-IL-20
- Rep. Jack EdwardsR-AL-1
- Rep. Donald MitchellR-NY-31
- Rep. John DuncanR-TN-2
- Rep. Robert DavisR-MI-11
- Rep. Donald ClausenR-CA-2
- Rep. Norman LentR-NY-4
- Rep. Millicent FenwickR-NJ-5
Rep. Olympia SnoweR-ME-2- Rep. James QuillenR-TN-1
- Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
- Rep. William ClingerR-PA-23
- Rep. Jim LeachR-IA-1
- Rep. Thomas EvansR-DE
- Rep. Edward MadiganR-IL-21
- Rep. Elwood HillisR-IN-5
- Rep. Robert McEwenR-NY-30
- Rep. William RoyerR-CA-11
- Rep. Mark AndrewsR-ND
- Rep. David EmeryR-ME-1
- Rep. George WhitehurstR-VA-2
- Rep. Robert CoughlinR-PA-13
- Rep. James BroyhillR-NC-10
- Rep. John ErlenbornR-IL-14
- Rep. William HarshaR-OH-6
- Rep. Chalmers WylieR-OH-15
- Rep. George O’BrienR-IL-17
- Rep. Guy Vander JagtR-MI-9
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16- Rep. Virginia SmithR-NE-3
- Rep. William MooreR-LA-6
- Rep. Arlen ErdahlR-MN-1
- Rep. Paul TribleR-VA-1
- Rep. Bob WilsonR-CA-41
- Rep. Doug BereuterR-NE-1
- Rep. John HammerschmidtR-AR-3
- Rep. Robert LivingstonR-LA-1
- Rep. Thomas TaukeR-IA-2
- Rep. Willis GradisonR-OH-1
- Rep. Earl ColemanR-MO-6
- Rep. Keith SebeliusR-KS-1
- Rep. Manley ButlerR-VA-6
- Rep. Floyd SpenceR-SC-2
- Rep. James AbdnorR-SD-2
- Rep. Carroll CampbellR-SC-4
- Rep. John WydlerR-NY-5
- Rep. Marion SnyderR-KY-4
- Rep. Huey DeckardR-IN-8
- Rep. Tennyson GuyerR-OH-4
- Rep. Larry HopkinsR-KY-6
- Rep. Charles PashayanR-CA-17
- Rep. Jack KempR-NY-38
- Rep. Thomas CorcoranR-IL-15
Rep. W. Bill YoungR-FL-6- Rep. Robert WhittakerR-KS-5
- Rep. Clarence BrownR-OH-7
Rep. Tom PetriR-WI-6- Rep. James CourterR-NJ-13
- Rep. William FrenzelR-MN-3
- Rep. Edwin BethuneR-AR-2
- Rep. Ronald MarleneeR-MT-2
- Rep. Donald RitterR-PA-15
- Rep. Jon HinsonR-MS-4
- Rep. Clair BurgenerR-CA-43
Rep. Trent LottR-MS-5- Rep. Thomas HagedornR-MN-2
- Rep. James RobinsonR-VA-7
- Rep. Newton GingrichR-GA-6
- Rep. Richard SchulzeR-PA-5
- Rep. James MartinR-NC-9
- Rep. Robert MichelR-IL-18
- Rep. Barber ConableR-NY-35
- Rep. John MyersR-IN-7
- Rep. Edward DerwinskiR-IL-4
- Rep. Robert DornanR-CA-27
- Rep. Skip BafalisR-FL-10
- Rep. William GoodlingR-PA-19
- Rep. Arlan StangelandR-MN-7
- Rep. Toby RothR-WI-8
- Rep. William DickinsonR-AL-2
- Rep. Wayne GrishamR-CA-33
- Rep. William CarneyR-NY-1
- Rep. Robert DanielR-VA-4
- Rep. Richard CheneyR-WY
- Rep. Bill ThomasR-CA-18
- Rep. Thomas LoefflerR-TX-21
- Rep. Gene TaylorR-MO-7
- Rep. Robert LagomarsinoR-CA-19
- Rep. Gerald SolomonR-NY-29
- Rep. Delbert LattaR-OH-5
- Rep. Marjorie HoltR-MD-4
- Rep. Bud ShusterR-PA-9
- Rep. Thomas KindnessR-OH-8
- Rep. Robert WalkerR-PA-16
- Rep. Robert BadhamR-CA-40
Rep. James SensenbrennerR-WI-9- Rep. Samuel DevineR-OH-12
- Rep. Norman ShumwayR-CA-14
Rep. Daniel LungrenR-CA-34- Rep. Bill ArcherR-TX-7
- Rep. James JeffriesR-KS-2
- Rep. Richard KellyR-FL-5
- Rep. John RousselotR-CA-26
- Rep. Robert BaumanR-MD-1
- Rep. William DannemeyerR-CA-39
- Rep. Steven SymmsR-ID-1
- Rep. George HansenR-ID-2
- Rep. Daniel CraneR-IL-22
- Rep. James CollinsR-TX-3
Data notes
The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 597 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. 23 actions.
- Nov 30, 1979Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public Law 96-130.
- Nov 20, 1979PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Nov 19, 1979Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to certain House amendments.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to conference report.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report.
- Nov 16, 1979Resolving 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 #672 (318-33).House roll call 672
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in House: House agreed to conference report, roll call #672 (318-33).House roll call 672
- Nov 15, 1979Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 96-626.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed: Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 96-626.
- Nov 14, 1979Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference scheduled in House.
- Nov 13, 1979Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference scheduled in Senate.
- FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, amended, roll call #402 (91-2).Senate roll call 402
- Nov 9, 1979FloorFloor · Measure called up by unanimous consent in Senate.
- Nov 8, 1979CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Appropriations Committee
- Jun 19, 1979CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee
- Jun 18, 1979FloorFloor · Measure passed House, roll call #254 (366-21).House roll call 254
- Jun 7, 1979CommitteeCommittee · 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.