An original bill to provide that receipts from certain sales of items by the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate to Senators and committees and offices of the Senate shall be credited to the appropriation from which such items were purchased.
Public Law 96-214 · S. 2225 · 96th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Jimmy Carter (D) on Mar 24, 1980 · Congress
Sponsor: Sen. Claiborne Pell (D-RI)
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.
Specifies that in any case in which appropriated funds are used by a Senator or a committee or office of the Senate to purchase from the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate items which were purchased by him from the appropriation for "miscellaneous items" under "Contingent Expenses of the Senate" in any appropriation Act, such amounts received shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States for credit to such appropriation. Excludes such amounts received from the sale of used or surplus furniture and equipment.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 11 actions.
- Mar 24, 1980Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public Law 96-214.
- Mar 14, 1980PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- Mar 11, 1980PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- FloorFloor · Measure passed House.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Committee on House Administration
- Feb 6, 1980CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Committee on House Administration
- Feb 5, 1980FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate.
- Jan 25, 1980CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Rules and Administration Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
Data notes
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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.