A bill to amend sections 5702 and 5704 of Title 5, United States Code, to increase the maximum rates for per diem and actual subsistence expenses and mileage allowances of Government employees on official travel, and for other purposes.
Public Law 96-346 · H.R. 7072 · 96th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Jimmy Carter (D) on Sep 10, 1980 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. John Burton (D-CA-5)
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.
Increases the maximum rates of per diem and actual subsistence allowances and the mileage allowances for Federal employees on official travel.
Requires the Administrator of General Services: (1) to collect, by fiscal year, certain information concerning the causes, purposes, and costs of official travel and the efficiency of travel practices of each Federal agency which spends more than $5,000,000 annually for travel expenses; and (2) to report such information to Congress on specified dates for each of fiscal years 1979, 1980, and 1981.
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. 13 actions.
- Sep 10, 1980Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public Law 96-346.
- Sep 2, 1980PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- Aug 28, 1980PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Aug 27, 1980FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate.
- Aug 18, 1980CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Jun 11, 1980CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Jun 9, 1980FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended.
- FloorFloor · Measure called up under motion to suspend rules and pass in House.
- May 16, 1980CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Apr 16, 1980CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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.