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A joint resolution designating February 19, 1980, as "Iwo Jima Commemoration Day".

Public Law 96-196 · H.J.Res. 469 · 96th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Jimmy Carter (D) on Feb 28, 1980 · Commemorations

Sponsor: Rep. Barber Conable (R-NY-35)

Cosponsors (224): Rep. James Corman, Rep. Robert Coughlin,

Passage votesYeaNay

HouseRecorded vote: 323 yea, 0 nay323–0
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.

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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Designates February 19, 1980, as "Iwo Jima Commemoration Day."

Who voted for it

Every House member of the 96th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 325 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

325 yea0 nay108 present or did not vote

Dimension 2

Economic left–right

More liberalMore conservative

Democrats who voted yea(204)

Rep. Phillip BurtonD-CA-6
Rep. John ConyersD-MI-1
Rep. Louis StokesD-OH-21
Rep. Frederick RichmondD-NY-14
Rep. Anthony BeilensonD-CA-23
Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-19
Rep. Benjamin RosenthalD-NY-8
Rep. Henry GonzálezD-TX-20
Rep. Mickey LelandD-TX-18
Rep. Richard BollingD-MO-5
Rep. Edward PattenD-NJ-15
Rep. James ScheuerD-NY-11
Rep. Robert EckhardtD-TX-8
Rep. William GrayD-PA-2
Rep. Jonathan BinghamD-NY-22
Rep. Theodore WeissD-NY-20
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 DanielsonD-CA-30
Rep. Charles PriceD-IL-23
Rep. Lucien NedziD-MI-14
Rep. Gus HawkinsD-CA-29
Rep. Daniel RostenkowskiD-IL-8
Rep. Henry ReussD-WI-5
Rep. John BrademasD-IN-3
Rep. Frank ThompsonD-NJ-4
Rep. Claude PepperD-FL-14
Rep. Martin SaboD-MN-5
Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8
Rep. Richard OttingerD-NY-24
Rep. William MoorheadD-PA-14
Rep. John DingellD-MI-16
Rep. William BrodheadD-MI-17
Rep. James ShannonD-MA-5
Rep. Robert KastenmeierD-WI-2
Rep. John FaryD-IL-5
Rep. Robert DrinanD-MA-4
Rep. Victor FazioD-CA-4
Rep. Daniel AkakaD-HI-2
Rep. Bruce VentoD-MN-4
Rep. Robert MatsuiD-CA-3
Rep. Harold FordD-TN-8
Rep. William BurlisonD-MO-10
Rep. Elizabeth HoltzmanD-NY-16
Rep. James BlanchardD-MI-18
Rep. Alvin BaldusD-WI-3
Rep. Harold JohnsonD-CA-1
Rep. John MoakleyD-MA-9
Rep. Gerry StuddsD-MA-12
Rep. Frank AnnunzioD-IL-11
Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7
Rep. Clement ZablockiD-WI-4
Rep. Jerry PattersonD-CA-38
Rep. Toby MoffettD-CT-6
Rep. Gene MaguireD-NJ-7
Rep. Thomas DowneyD-NY-2
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. 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. Anthony CoelhoD-CA-15
Rep. Howard WolpeD-MI-3
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12
Rep. Timothy WirthD-CO-2
Rep. Thomas FoleyD-WA-5
Rep. Mike McCormackD-WA-4
Rep. Bob CarrD-MI-6
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. Mary OakarD-OH-20
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-7
Rep. John BurtonD-CA-5
Rep. John LaFalceD-NY-36
Rep. Henry NowakD-NY-37
Rep. James HanleyD-NY-32
Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6
Rep. Donald BaileyD-PA-21
Rep. Joseph FisherD-VA-10
Rep. Gladys SpellmanD-MD-5
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. Dick GephardtD-MO-3
Rep. Stanley LundineD-NY-39
Rep. Cecil HeftelD-HI-1
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. Neal SmithD-IA-4
Rep. John CavanaughD-NE-2
Rep. Bo GinnD-GA-1
Rep. Adam BenjaminD-IN-1
Rep. John SlackD-WV-3
Rep. Donald AlbostaD-MI-10
Rep. Les AuCoinD-OR-1
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. James LloydD-CA-35
Rep. John WilliamsD-MT-1
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. Earl HuttoD-FL-1
Rep. William NatcherD-KY-2
Rep. James JonesD-OK-1
Rep. Allen ErtelD-PA-17
Rep. Ed JonesD-TN-7
Rep. Romano MazzoliD-KY-3
Rep. Joseph GaydosD-PA-20
Rep. Tom DaschleD-SD-1
Rep. Samuel StrattonD-NY-28
Rep. Vonno GudgerD-NC-11
Rep. James WeaverD-OR-4
Rep. Edward BeardD-RI-2
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. Bill NelsonD-FL-9
Rep. Joseph EarlyD-MA-3
Rep. Jamie WhittenD-MS-1
Rep. Austin MurphyD-PA-22
Rep. Jack HightowerD-TX-13
Rep. Harold VolkmerD-MO-9
Rep. Lee HamiltonD-IN-9
Rep. David BowenD-MS-2
Rep. Philip SharpD-IN-10
Rep. Stephen NealD-NC-5
Rep. Charles BennettD-FL-3
Rep. Ed JenkinsD-GA-9
Rep. Marilyn LloydD-TN-3
Rep. Kika de la GarzaD-TX-15
Rep. Daniel GlickmanD-KS-4
Rep. Jack BrinkleyD-GA-3
Rep. Patricia SchroederD-CO-1
Rep. John BreauxD-LA-7
Rep. Andy IrelandD-FL-8
Rep. Richard WhiteD-TX-16
Rep. Druie BarnardD-GA-10
Rep. Elliott LevitasD-GA-4
Rep. Gus YatronD-PA-6
Rep. Kent HanceD-TX-19
Rep. Carroll HubbardD-KY-1
Rep. Eugene AtkinsonD-PA-25
Rep. Thomas HuckabyD-LA-5
Rep. Lawrence FountainD-NC-2
Rep. Marvin MathisD-GA-2
Rep. Glenn EnglishD-OK-6
Rep. William ChappellD-FL-4
Rep. Richard ShelbyD-AL-7
Rep. David EvansD-IN-6
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

Republicans who voted yea(121)

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. Margaret HecklerR-MA-10
Rep. Carl PursellR-MI-2
Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-26
Rep. Matthew RinaldoR-NJ-12
Rep. John BuchananR-AL-6
Rep. Thomas RailsbackR-IL-19
Rep. Lyle WilliamsR-OH-19
Rep. Hamilton FishR-NY-25
Rep. Tim CarterR-KY-5
Rep. Jim JeffordsR-VT
Rep. John StantonR-OH-11
Rep. Paul FindleyR-IL-20
Rep. William WamplerR-VA-9
Rep. Jack EdwardsR-AL-1
Rep. John DuncanR-TN-2
Rep. Robert DavisR-MI-11
Rep. Donald ClausenR-CA-2
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. Elwood HillisR-IN-5
Rep. William RoyerR-CA-11
Rep. David EmeryR-ME-1
Rep. George WhitehurstR-VA-2
Rep. Robert CoughlinR-PA-13
Rep. James BroyhillR-NC-10
Rep. Harold SawyerR-MI-5
Rep. Robert McCloryR-IL-13
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. Robin BeardR-TN-6
Rep. William MooreR-LA-6
Rep. Arlen ErdahlR-MN-1
Rep. Paul TribleR-VA-1
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. John PorterR-IL-10
Rep. Floyd SpenceR-SC-2
Rep. James AbdnorR-SD-2
Rep. Carroll CampbellR-SC-4
Rep. John WydlerR-NY-5
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. William BroomfieldR-MI-19
Rep. James CourterR-NJ-13
Rep. William FrenzelR-MN-3
Rep. Edwin BethuneR-AR-2
Rep. Donald RitterR-PA-15
Rep. Edwin ForsytheR-NJ-6
Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-37
Rep. Jon HinsonR-MS-4
Rep. Clair BurgenerR-CA-43
Rep. Chuck GrassleyR-IA-3
Rep. Trent LottR-MS-5
Rep. Thomas HagedornR-MN-2
Rep. James RobinsonR-VA-7
Rep. Newton GingrichR-GA-6
Rep. Gary LeeR-NY-33
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. Barry GoldwaterR-CA-20
Rep. Robert DanielR-VA-4
Rep. Richard CheneyR-WY
Rep. Bill ThomasR-CA-18
Rep. Thomas LoefflerR-TX-21
Rep. David StockmanR-MI-4
Rep. Gene TaylorR-MO-7
Rep. Robert LagomarsinoR-CA-19
Rep. Carlos MoorheadR-CA-22
Rep. Dan QuayleR-IN-4
Rep. Bud ShusterR-PA-9
Rep. Thomas KindnessR-OH-8
Rep. Clarence MillerR-OH-10
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. Phil CraneR-IL-12
Rep. Daniel CraneR-IL-22
Rep. James CollinsR-TX-3
Rep. Ron PaulR-TX-22

Data notes

The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 716 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.

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Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

Post Office and Civil Service Committee · House · discharged from, referred to

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 11 actions.

Feb 28, 1980Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
PresidentPresident · Public Law 96-196.
Feb 19, 1980PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate.
FloorFloor · Measure called up by unanimous consent in Senate.
Feb 13, 1980FloorFloor · Measure passed House, roll call #52 (323-0).House roll call 52
CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Dec 20, 1979CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Post Office and Civil Service 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.

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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.