A joint resolution making additional funds available by transfer for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, for the Federal Trade Commission.
Public Law 96-240 · H.J.Res. 541 · 96th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Jimmy Carter (D) on May 1, 1980 · Economics and Public Finance
Sponsor: Rep. Jamie Whitten (D-MS-1)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 284 yea, 96 nay284–96
- SenateRecorded vote: 71 yea, 10 nay71–10
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.
Transfers for the "Federal Trade Commission, Salaries and Expenses" $7,600,000 from funds previously appropriated for fiscal year 1980 for the "Department of State, International Organizations and Conferences, Contributions to International Organizations." Makes such authority available until May 31, 1980. Limits obligations of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) made pursuant to this resolution to $5,800,000.
Prohibits the FTC from using such funds to promulgate new trade regulations or new activities. Prevents trade regulation rules promulgated after August 30, 1979, from becoming effective during the period covered by this resolution unless Congress enacts authorizing legislation.
Who voted for it
Every House member of the 96th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 288 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
288 yea100 nay44 present or did not vote
Democrats who voted yea(217)
- Rep. Parren MitchellD-MD-7
- Rep. Phillip BurtonD-CA-6
- Rep. Robert GarciaD-NY-21
Rep. John ConyersD-MI-1- Rep. Louis StokesD-OH-21
- Rep. Frederick RichmondD-NY-14
- Rep. Edward RoybalD-CA-25
Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-19- Rep. Benjamin RosenthalD-NY-8
- Rep. Don EdwardsD-CA-10
- 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. Paul SimonD-IL-24
- Rep. William GrayD-PA-2
- Rep. Jonathan BinghamD-NY-22
- Rep. Theodore WeissD-NY-20
- Rep. Julian DixonD-CA-28
- 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. Pete StarkD-CA-9- Rep. George BrownD-CA-36
- Rep. George DanielsonD-CA-30
- Rep. John SeiberlingD-OH-14
- Rep. Charles PriceD-IL-23
- Rep. Lucien NedziD-MI-14
- Rep. Gus HawkinsD-CA-29
- Rep. William FordD-MI-15
- 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. Thomas AshleyD-OH-9
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. Lionel Van DeerlinD-CA-42
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7- Rep. Peter RodinoD-NJ-10
- Rep. John FaryD-IL-5
- Rep. Cardiss CollinsD-IL-7
- Rep. Morgan MurphyD-IL-2
- Rep. Norman MinetaD-CA-13
- Rep. Robert DrinanD-MA-4
- Rep. Victor FazioD-CA-4
Rep. Daniel AkakaD-HI-2- Rep. Robert GiaimoD-CT-3
- Rep. Bruce VentoD-MN-4
Rep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-24- Rep. Robert MatsuiD-CA-3
- Rep. Harold FordD-TN-8
- Rep. William BurlisonD-MO-10
- Rep. James WrightD-TX-12
- 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. Gerry StuddsD-MA-12
- 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. Toby MoffettD-CT-6
- Rep. Gene MaguireD-NJ-7
- Rep. Gillis LongD-LA-8
- 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. John MurphyD-NY-17
- Rep. Allan SwiftD-WA-2
- Rep. Michael LowryD-WA-7
- Rep. Michael BarnesD-MD-8
Rep. George MillerD-CA-7- Rep. Ozzie MyersD-PA-1
- Rep. Matthew McHughD-NY-27
- Rep. Tony HallD-OH-3
- Rep. Raymond LedererD-PA-3
- Rep. Peter PeyserD-NY-23
- Rep. Leslie AspinD-WI-1
- 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. 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. Christopher DoddD-CT-2- Rep. Fernand St. GermainD-RI-1
- Rep. Mary OakarD-OH-20
- Rep. Morris UdallD-AZ-2
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-7- Rep. John BurtonD-CA-5
- Rep. Raphael MustoD-PA-11
- Rep. John LaFalceD-NY-36
- Rep. Henry NowakD-NY-37
- Rep. Donald PeaseD-OH-13
- Rep. James HanleyD-NY-32
Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-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. 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. Leo ZeferettiD-NY-15
- Rep. Martin FrostD-TX-24
- Rep. Frank GuariniD-NJ-14
- Rep. Raymond KogovsekD-CO-3
- Rep. Lester WolffD-NY-6
- Rep. Joseph MinishD-NJ-11
- Rep. Sam GibbonsD-FL-7
- Rep. Peter KostmayerD-PA-8
- Rep. Walter JonesD-NC-1
- Rep. Michael SynarD-OK-2
- Rep. Neal SmithD-IA-4
- Rep. Beryl AnthonyD-AR-4
- Rep. Bo GinnD-GA-1
- Rep. Berkley BedellD-IA-6
- Rep. Adam BenjaminD-IN-1
- Rep. Carl PerkinsD-KY-7
- 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. 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. Leon PanettaD-CA-16
- Rep. Earl HuttoD-FL-1
- Rep. William NatcherD-KY-2
- Rep. Glenn AndersonD-CA-32
- 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. James WeaverD-OR-4
- Rep. Edward BeardD-RI-2
- 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. 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. David BowenD-MS-2
- Rep. Philip SharpD-IN-10
- Rep. Stephen NealD-NC-5
- Rep. Charles BennettD-FL-3
- Rep. William HughesD-NJ-2
- Rep. Daniel GlickmanD-KS-4
- Rep. Jack BrinkleyD-GA-3
- Rep. Patricia SchroederD-CO-1
- Rep. Elliott LevitasD-GA-4
- Rep. Kent HanceD-TX-19
- Rep. Carroll HubbardD-KY-1
- Rep. Eugene AtkinsonD-PA-25
- Rep. Beverly ByronD-MD-6
- Rep. William NicholsD-AL-3
- Rep. Lawrence FountainD-NC-2
- Rep. William ChappellD-FL-4
Rep. Richard ShelbyD-AL-7- Rep. Sonny MontgomeryD-MS-3
- Rep. Andrew JacobsD-IN-11
- Rep. David SatterfieldD-VA-3
Republicans who voted yea(71)
- Rep. Stewart McKinneyR-CT-4
- Rep. Bill GreenR-NY-18
- Rep. Harold HollenbeckR-NJ-9
- Rep. Silvio ConteR-MA-1
- Rep. Pete McCloskeyR-CA-12
- Rep. Marc MarksR-PA-24
- Rep. Charles DoughertyR-PA-4
- Rep. Margaret HecklerR-MA-10
- Rep. Carl PursellR-MI-2
- Rep. Frank HortonR-NY-34
- Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-26
- Rep. Matthew RinaldoR-NJ-12
- Rep. Lyle WilliamsR-OH-19
- Rep. Joseph McDadeR-PA-10
- Rep. Hamilton FishR-NY-25
- Rep. Tim CarterR-KY-5
- Rep. Jim JeffordsR-VT
- Rep. John StantonR-OH-11
- 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. Norman LentR-NY-4
- Rep. Millicent FenwickR-NJ-5
Rep. Olympia SnoweR-ME-2- Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
- Rep. William ClingerR-PA-23
- Rep. Jim LeachR-IA-1
- Rep. Edward MadiganR-IL-21
- 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. Harold SawyerR-MI-5
- Rep. John ErlenbornR-IL-14
Rep. Don YoungR-AK- Rep. Chalmers WylieR-OH-15
- Rep. Guy Vander JagtR-MI-9
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16- Rep. David MarriottR-UT-2
- Rep. Arlen ErdahlR-MN-1
- Rep. Paul TribleR-VA-1
- Rep. Bob WilsonR-CA-41
- Rep. Robert LivingstonR-LA-1
- Rep. Thomas TaukeR-IA-2
- Rep. Willis GradisonR-OH-1
- Rep. Earl ColemanR-MO-6
- Rep. Manley ButlerR-VA-6
- Rep. John PorterR-IL-10
- Rep. Marion SnyderR-KY-4
- Rep. Huey DeckardR-IN-8
- Rep. Larry HopkinsR-KY-6
- Rep. Thomas CorcoranR-IL-15
- Rep. James CourterR-NJ-13
- Rep. Donald RitterR-PA-15
- Rep. Edwin ForsytheR-NJ-6
- 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. Edward DerwinskiR-IL-4
- Rep. Bill ThomasR-CA-18
- Rep. Gerald SolomonR-NY-29
- Rep. Delbert LattaR-OH-5
- Rep. Marjorie HoltR-MD-4
- Rep. Clarence MillerR-OH-10
Data notes
The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 863 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 record shows no committee referral for this bill.
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. 10 actions.
- May 1, 1980Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public Law 96-240.
- PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, roll call #91 (71-10).Senate roll call 91
- FloorFloor · Measure called up by unanimous consent in Senate.
- FloorFloor · Measure passed House, roll call #213 (284-96).House roll call 213
- FloorFloor · Measure called up by unanimous consent in House.
- 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.