Department of State, Justice, and Commerce, the Judiciary and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1980
Public Law 96-68 · H.R. 4392 · 96th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Jimmy Carter (D) on Sep 24, 1979 · Economics and Public Finance
Sponsor: Rep. John Slack (D-WV-3)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 291 yea, 106 nay291–106
- 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.
(House receded and concurred in certain Senate amendments with amendments)
Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1980 - =Title I: Department of State= - Department of State Appropriation Act, 1980 - Makes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 within the Department of State for the following: (1) the administration of Foreign Affairs for: salaries and expenses; representation allowances; acquisition, operation, and maintenance of buildings abroad (including provisions for payments in foreign currencies); emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service; payment to the American Institute in Taiwan; and payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund; (2) International Organizations and Conferences for contributions to international organizations; contributions for international peacekeeping activities; missions to international organizations; and international conferences and contingencies; (3) International Commission for: the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico; American Sections, International Commissions; and International Fisheries Commissions; and (4) the United States-Yugoslavia Bilateral Science and Technology Agreement. Prohibits the use of appropriations to promote or assist an organization which promotes the principle of one world government or citizenship.
=Title II: Department of Justice= - Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 1980 - Makes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 within the Department of Justice for the following: (1) general administration, for salaries and expenses (provided the Attorney General has the authority to make such provisions as are necessary for administration of funds for State and local strike forces); (2) the United States Parole Commission for salaries and expenses; (3) Legal Activities for: salaries and expenses, general legal activities (including a transfer from the Alien Property Fund, World War II); salaries and expenses, Antitrust Division; salaries and expenses, United States Attorneys and Marshals; Support of United States Prisoners; fees and expenses of witnesses; and salaries and expenses, Community Relations Service; (4) the Federal Bureau of Investigation for salaries and expenses; (5) the Immigration and Naturalization Service for salaries and expenses; (6) the Drug Enforcement Administration for salaries and expenses; (7) the Federal Prison System for: salaries and expenses, Bureau of Prisons; and the National Institute of Corrections; buildings and facilities. Authorizes the Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, to make such expenditures, contracts and commitments as may be necessary to carry out the fiscal year 1980 program of such corporation. Establishes a limitation on the use of funds of such corporation for administrative expenses and vocational training of prisoners. Makes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for the Office of Justice Assistance, Research, and Statistics provided such funds shall be available only upon the enactment of the Law Enforcement Assistance Reform Act of 1979, or similar legislation.
=Title III: Department of Commerce= - Department of Commerce Appropriation Act, 1980 - Makes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 within the Department of Commerce for the following: (1) general administration for salaries and expenses; (2) the Bureau of the Census for salaries and expenses and periodic censuses and programs; (3) Economic and Statistical Analysis for salaries and expenses; (4) the Industry and Trade Administration for operations and administration; (5) Minority Business Enterprise for minority business development; (6) United States Travel Service for salaries and expenses; (7) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for: operations, research, and facilities (including a funds transfer); coastal zone management; the Coastal Energy Impact Fund; the Fishing Vessel and Gear Damage Compensation Fund; and the Fishermen's Contingency Fund; (8) the Patent and Trademark Office for salaries and expenses; (9) Science and Technical Research and Services; (10) the National Telecommunications and Information Administration for salaries and expenses and public telecommunications facilities, planning and construction; and (11) the Maritime Administration for: ship construction; operating-differential subsidies; research and development; and operations and training. Prohibits any of the funds made available to the Bureau of Census from being expended for the prosecution of any person for the failure to return specified 1978 Agricultural Census forms, or for the preparation of any similar forms for future agricultural census.
Prohibits the use of appropriations for: (1) constructing any ship in a foreign country; and (2) promoting or conducting trade relations with Cuba.
=Title IV: The Judiciary= - Judiciary Appropriations Act, 1980 - Makes appropriations to the Judiciary for fiscal year 1980 for the following: (1) the Supreme Court of the United States for salaries and expenses and care of the building and grounds; (2) the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals for salaries and expenses; (3) the Customs Court for salaries and expenses; (4) the Court of Claims for salaries and expenses; (5) the Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and other judicial services for: salaries of Judges; salaries of supporting personnel; defender services; fees and expenses and refreshments of jurors and compensation of commissioners; travel and miscellaneous expenses; salaries and expenses of magistrates; Bankruptcy Courts, salaries and expenses; services for drug dependent offenders; and space and facilities; (6) the Administrative Office of the United States Courts for salaries and expenses; and (7) the Federal Judicial Center for salaries and expenses. Limits the expenditure of funds for the study of rules of practice and procedure.
=Title V: Related Agencies= - Makes appropriations to the following agencies for fiscal year 1980: (1) the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency for arms control and disarmament activities; (2) the Board for International Broadcasting for grants and expenses; (3) the Commission on Civil Rights for salaries and expenses; (4) the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe for salaries and expenses; (5) the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for salaries and expenses; (6) the Federal Communications Commission for salaries and expenses; (7) the Federal Maritime Commission for salaries and expenses; (8) the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission for salaries and expenses through a transfer of funds from the account for Payment of Vietnam Prisoners of War Claims; (9) the International Communication Agency for: salaries and expenses (including provisions for payments in foreign currency); the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange between East and West; and acquisition and construction of radio facilities; (10) the International Trade Commission for salaries and expenses; (11) the Japan-United States Friendship Commission for the Japan-United States Friendship Trust Fund; (12) the Legal Services Corporation for payment to the Legal Services Corporation; (13) the Marine Mammal Commission for salaries and expenses; (14) the Office of the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations for salaries and expenses; (15) the Presidential Commission on World Hunger for salaries and expenses; (16) the Securities and Exchange Commission for salaries and expenses; (17) the Select Commission on Immigration and Refugee Policy for salaries and expenses; (18) the Small Business Administration for: salaries and expenses (including transfer of funds from the "Disaster Loan Fund") ; revolving funds under the Small Business Administration; the Business Loan and Investment Fund; the Disaster Loan Fund; and the Lease Guarantees Revolving Fund; and (19) the United States Metric Board for salaries and expenses.
=Title VI: General Provisions= - Prohibits the use of appropriations for publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized by Congress. Prohibits unauthorized payments in foreign currencies. States that no part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided. Restricts the use of funds for advisory committees on the Bureau of the Census.
=Title VII: Supplemental Appropriations, 1979= Makes additional amounts for fiscal year 1979 available immediately to the Department of Justice for legal activities for salaries and expenses of United States Attorneys and Marshals (including the transfer of funds).
Who voted for it
Every House member of the 96th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 291 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
291 yea106 nay37 present or did not vote
Democrats who voted yea(210)
- Rep. Parren MitchellD-MD-7
- Rep. Phillip BurtonD-CA-6
- Rep. Robert GarciaD-NY-21
- Rep. Louis StokesD-OH-21
- Rep. Ronald DellumsD-CA-8
- Rep. Frederick RichmondD-NY-14
- Rep. Edward RoybalD-CA-25
- Rep. Anthony BeilensonD-CA-23
Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-19- Rep. Don EdwardsD-CA-10
- Rep. Henry GonzálezD-TX-20
- Rep. Mickey LelandD-TX-18
- Rep. James CormanD-CA-21
- 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. George BrownD-CA-36
- Rep. George DanielsonD-CA-30
- Rep. Abner MikvaD-IL-10
- 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. Daniel RostenkowskiD-IL-8
- 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. 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. Victor FazioD-CA-4
- Rep. Bruce VentoD-MN-4
- 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. Elizabeth HoltzmanD-NY-16
- 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. Gene MaguireD-NJ-7
- Rep. Jack BrooksD-TX-9
- Rep. Gillis LongD-LA-8
- Rep. James HowardD-NJ-3
Rep. Barbara MikulskiD-MD-3- Rep. Lindy BoggsD-LA-2
- Rep. Edward StackD-FL-12
- Rep. Allan SwiftD-WA-2
- Rep. Michael LowryD-WA-7
- Rep. Michael BarnesD-MD-8
- Rep. Ozzie MyersD-PA-1
Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-4- 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. Anthony CoelhoD-CA-15
- Rep. Howard WolpeD-MI-3
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12- Rep. Thomas FoleyD-WA-5
- Rep. Mike McCormackD-WA-4
- Rep. Bob CarrD-MI-6
- 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. Thomas SteedD-OK-4
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. 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. Gladys SpellmanD-MD-5
- Rep. Jerome TraxlerD-MI-8
- Rep. Robert EdgarD-PA-7
- Rep. Edward BolandD-MA-2
- Rep. Lunsford PreyerD-NC-6
- Rep. Charles RoseD-NC-7
- Rep. William CotterD-CT-1
- Rep. Robert YoungD-MO-2
- Rep. Butler DerrickD-SC-3
- Rep. Stanley LundineD-NY-39
- Rep. Cecil HeftelD-HI-1
- Rep. Leo ZeferettiD-NY-15
- Rep. Frank GuariniD-NJ-14
- Rep. Robert RoeD-NJ-8
- Rep. Raymond KogovsekD-CO-3
- Rep. Lester WolffD-NY-6
- Rep. Joseph MinishD-NJ-11
- Rep. Nicholas MavroulesD-MA-6
- 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. John SlackD-WV-3
- Rep. Donald AlbostaD-MI-10
- 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. James LloydD-CA-35
Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4
Rep. Tom HarkinD-IA-5- Rep. Brian DonnellyD-MA-11
- Rep. Tom BevillD-AL-4
- Rep. Charles WilsonD-TX-2
- 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. Vonno GudgerD-NC-11
- Rep. Koln McKayD-UT-1
- Rep. Edward BeardD-RI-2
- Rep. Abraham KazenD-TX-23
- Rep. Floyd FithianD-IN-2
- Rep. Norman D’AmoursD-NH-1
- Rep. Daniel MicaD-FL-11
- Rep. Jerome AmbroD-NY-3
Rep. Bill NelsonD-FL-9- Rep. Joseph EarlyD-MA-3
- Rep. Jamie WhittenD-MS-1
- Rep. Jack HightowerD-TX-13
- Rep. Harold VolkmerD-MO-9
- Rep. Lee HamiltonD-IN-9
- Rep. David BowenD-MS-2
- Rep. Stephen NealD-NC-5
- Rep. Charles BennettD-FL-3
- Rep. Herbert RobertsD-TX-4
- Rep. Joseph WyattD-TX-14
- Rep. Marilyn LloydD-TN-3
- Rep. Kika de la GarzaD-TX-15
- Rep. Jack BrinkleyD-GA-3
- Rep. John BreauxD-LA-7
- Rep. Andy IrelandD-FL-8
- Rep. Richard WhiteD-TX-16
- Rep. Gus YatronD-PA-6
- Rep. Anthony LeachD-LA-4
- Rep. Thomas HuckabyD-LA-5
- Rep. Beverly ByronD-MD-6
- Rep. William NicholsD-AL-3
- Rep. William ChappellD-FL-4
Rep. Richard ShelbyD-AL-7- Rep. Sam HallD-TX-1
- Rep. Phil GrammD-TX-6
- Rep. Andrew JacobsD-IN-11
- Rep. James LeathD-TX-11
Republicans who voted yea(81)
- Rep. Stewart McKinneyR-CT-4
- Rep. John AndersonR-IL-16
- Rep. Bill GreenR-NY-18
- Rep. Harold HollenbeckR-NJ-9
- 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. John BuchananR-AL-6
- Rep. Joel PritchardR-WA-1
- Rep. Thomas RailsbackR-IL-19
- Rep. Joseph McDadeR-PA-10
- Rep. Hamilton FishR-NY-25
- Rep. Tim CarterR-KY-5
- Rep. Jim JeffordsR-VT
- Rep. Jim JohnsonR-CO-4
- Rep. John StantonR-OH-11
- Rep. William WamplerR-VA-9
- Rep. Jack EdwardsR-AL-1
- Rep. Donald MitchellR-NY-31
- 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. James QuillenR-TN-1
- Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
- Rep. William ClingerR-PA-23
- Rep. Jim LeachR-IA-1
- Rep. Edward MadiganR-IL-21
- Rep. Elwood HillisR-IN-5
- Rep. Robert McEwenR-NY-30
- Rep. William RoyerR-CA-11
- Rep. Mark AndrewsR-ND
- Rep. David EmeryR-ME-1
- Rep. John RhodesR-AZ-1
- Rep. Robert CoughlinR-PA-13
- Rep. Larry WinnR-KS-3
- Rep. Robert McCloryR-IL-13
- Rep. John ErlenbornR-IL-14
- Rep. Guy Vander JagtR-MI-9
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16- Rep. Virginia SmithR-NE-3
- Rep. Robin BeardR-TN-6
- Rep. William MooreR-LA-6
- Rep. Bob WilsonR-CA-41
- Rep. Robert LivingstonR-LA-1
- Rep. James ClevelandR-NH-2
- Rep. Willis GradisonR-OH-1
- Rep. Earl ColemanR-MO-6
- Rep. Keith SebeliusR-KS-1
- Rep. Manley ButlerR-VA-6
- Rep. Floyd SpenceR-SC-2
- Rep. James AbdnorR-SD-2
- Rep. Carroll CampbellR-SC-4
- Rep. Larry HopkinsR-KY-6
- Rep. Thomas CorcoranR-IL-15
- Rep. Robert WhittakerR-KS-5
- Rep. William BroomfieldR-MI-19
- Rep. Clarence BrownR-OH-7
- Rep. Edwin BethuneR-AR-2
- Rep. Clair BurgenerR-CA-43
- Rep. Thomas HagedornR-MN-2
- Rep. Gary LeeR-NY-33
- Rep. James MartinR-NC-9
- Rep. Robert MichelR-IL-18
- Rep. Barber ConableR-NY-35
- Rep. Edward DerwinskiR-IL-4
- Rep. William DickinsonR-AL-2
- Rep. Wayne GrishamR-CA-33
- Rep. Bill ThomasR-CA-18
- Rep. Thomas LoefflerR-TX-21
- Rep. David StockmanR-MI-4
- Rep. Gerald SolomonR-NY-29
- Rep. Thomas KindnessR-OH-8
Rep. Daniel LungrenR-CA-34
Data notes
The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 391 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 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. 26 actions.
- Sep 24, 1979Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public Law 96-68.
- Sep 13, 1979PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- Sep 12, 1979PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Sep 10, 1979Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate receded from certain of its amendments.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to House amendment to certain Senate amendments.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to conference report.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report.
- Aug 2, 1979Resolving differencesResolving differences · House insisted on its disagreement to certain Senate amendment.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · House receded and concurred in certain Senate amendments with amendments.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · House receded and concurred in certain Senate amendments.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · House agreed to conference report, roll call #431 (291-106).House roll call 431
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in House: House agreed to conference report, roll call #431 (291-106).House roll call 431
- Jul 31, 1979Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 96-402.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed: Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 96-402.
- Jul 26, 1979Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference scheduled in House.
- Jul 24, 1979Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference scheduled in Senate.
- FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, amended, roll call #216 (86-10).Senate roll call 216
- FloorFloor · Measure called up by unanimous consent in Senate.
- Jul 19, 1979CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Appropriations Committee
- Jul 17, 1979CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee
- Jul 12, 1979FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended, roll call #330 (299-93).House roll call 330
- FloorFloor · Measure called up by unanimous consent in House.
- Jun 7, 1979CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Appropriations 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.