A bill to rescind certain budget authority contained in the message of the President of January 31, 1979 (H. Doc. 96-46), transmitted pursuant to the Impoundment Control Act of 1974.
Public Law 96-7 · H.R. 2439 · 96th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Jimmy Carter (D) on Apr 9, 1979 · Economics and Public Finance
Sponsor: Rep. Jamie Whitten (D-MS-1)
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.
Rescinds, pursuant to the Impoundment Control Act of 1974, specified levels of the following budget authority contained in the message of the President of January 31, 1979 (H. Doc. 96-46): (1) within the Department of Housing and Urban Development, for State housing finance and development agencies and new community assistance grants; (2) within the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, for the National Institutes of Health for buildings and facilities, for Health Resources, and for special projects and training of the Office of Education; (3) for payment of Vietnam and U.S.S. Pueblo prisoner of war claims by the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission; (4) for salaries and expenses of the Small Business Administration; (5) within the Department of the Interior, for the helium fund of the Bureau of Mines; and (6) within the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, for research and program management.
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. 24 actions.
- Apr 9, 1979Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public Law 96-7.
- Mar 29, 1979PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Mar 28, 1979PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Mar 27, 1979Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to conference report.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · House agreed to conference report.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in House: House agreed to conference report.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Motion to recommit conference report to the Committee of Conference rejected in House.
- Mar 20, 1979Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 96-59.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed: Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 96-59.
- Mar 15, 1979Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference scheduled in House.
- Mar 14, 1979Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference scheduled in Senate.
- FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, amended.
- FloorFloor · Measure called up by unanimous consent in Senate.
- Mar 8, 1979CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Appropriations Committee
- Mar 7, 1979CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Budget Committee
- Mar 6, 1979FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended.
- FloorFloor · Measure called up by unanimous consent in House.
- Mar 1, 1979CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Appropriations Committee
- Feb 27, 1979CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Appropriations 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.