A bill to amend section 209 of title 18, United States Code.
Public Law 96-174 · H.R. 5174 · 96th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Jimmy Carter (D) on Dec 29, 1979 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Peter Rodino (D-NJ-10)
Cosponsors: None
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.
Amends the Federal criminal code to stipulate that the prohibition against Government employees receiving outside income does not include receipt of actual relocation expenses incident to participation in an executive exchange or fellowship program: (1) which has been established by statute or Executive order; (2) offers appointments not exceeding one year; (3) and permits no extensions exceeding 90 days.
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. 11 actions.
- Dec 29, 1979Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public Law 96-174.
- Dec 24, 1979PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- Dec 21, 1979PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Dec 20, 1979FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate.
- FloorFloor · Measure called up by unanimous consent in Senate.
- Dec 17, 1979FloorFloor · Measure passed House.
- Nov 29, 1979CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Judiciary Committee
- Sep 5, 1979CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Judiciary 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.