An original bill to authorize the Architect of the Capitol to contract for personal services with individuals, firms, partnerships, corporations, associations, and other legal entities.
Public Law 96-558 · S. 2069 · 96th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Jimmy Carter (D) on Dec 19, 1980 · Congress
Sponsor: Sen. Claiborne Pell (D-RI)
Cosponsors: None
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.
Authorizes the Architect of the Capitol to contract with any legal entity for personal services in the same manner as the Architect is authorized to contract with individuals.
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.
- Dec 19, 1980Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public Law 96-558.
- Dec 9, 1980PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- Dec 8, 1980PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Dec 5, 1980FloorFloor · Measure passed House.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Dec 10, 1979CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Dec 6, 1979FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate.
- Nov 30, 1979CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Rules and Administration Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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.