A bill to continue in effect any authority provided under the Department of Justice Appropriation Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1980, for a certain period.
Public Law 96-397 · H.R. 8202 · 96th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Jimmy Carter (D) on Oct 7, 1980 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Peter Rodino (D-NJ-10)
Cosponsors (1): Rep. Robert McClory
Passage votes
- HouseMethod not stated
- 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.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Continues the authority of the Department of Justice Appropriation Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1980, until the earlier of the effective date of a general authorization Act or 180 days after enactment of this Act.
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. 12 actions.
- Oct 7, 1980Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public Law 96-397.
- Oct 6, 1980PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Oct 2, 1980PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Sep 30, 1980FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Judiciary Committee
- Sep 25, 1980FloorFloor · Measure passed House.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Judiciary Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
- Sep 24, 1980CommitteeCommittee · 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.