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Military Construction Appropriation Act, 1982

Public Law 97-106 · H.R. 4241 · 97th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Dec 23, 1981 · Armed Forces and National Security

Sponsor: Rep. Bo Ginn (D-GA-1)

Cosponsors: None

Passage votesYeaNay

  • HouseVoice vote
  • SenateRecorded vote: 96 yea, 1 nay96–1
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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.

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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

(House receded and concurred in certain Senate amendments with an amendment)

Military Construction Appropriation Act, 1982 - Appropriates funds for fiscal year 1982 for military construction for: (1) the Army; (2) the Navy; (3) the Air Force; (4) Defense Agencies; (5) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Infrastructure; (6) the Army National Guard; (7) the Air National Guard; (8) the Army Reserve; (9) the Naval Reserve; (10) the Air Force Reserve; (11) reserve components generally; (12) family housing for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Defense agencies; and (13) the Homeowners Assistance Fund established by the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966.

Prohibits the expenditure of funds under a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contract for work without the approval of the Secretary of Defense, except as specified. Prohibits the use of funds for additional costs involved in expediting construction without the Secretary's certification of necessity. Prohibits the use of funds for the construction of specified facilities including bakeries and cleaning facilities unless such services are not obtainable commercially.

Permits the use of funds for the hire of passenger motor vehicles. Permits the use of funds for advances for the construction of access roads for projects certified by the Secretary as important to the national defense. Prohibits the use of funds for the construction of new bases without specific appropriations.

Prohibits the use of funds for the dredging in the Indian Ocean by foreign contractors. Prohibits the use of funds for the installation of solar energy systems in new facilities unless such systems are cost effective.

Prohibits the use of funds for the design of site-specific facilities for the MX missile system unless there is compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act. Prohibits the use of funds to pay real property taxes in any foreign nation. Prohibits the use of funds to reimburse a contractor for the services of an illegal alien. Limits the use of funds for any consulting service through procurement contract. Permits the obligation of funds before the end of the fourth fiscal year after the fiscal year for which the funds were appropriated, as specified.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the Administration should request certain North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) nations and Japan to further increase their defense spending.

Who voted for it

Every senator of the 97th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 96 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

96 yea1 nay3 present or did not vote

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Democrats who voted yea(47)

  • Sen. Ted KennedyD-MA
  • Sen. Howard MetzenbaumD-OH
  • Sen. Donald RiegleD-MI
  • Sen. Paul SarbanesD-MD
  • Sen. Carl LevinD-MI
  • Sen. Thomas EagletonD-MO
  • Sen. Alan CranstonD-CA
  • Sen. Christopher DoddD-CT
  • Sen. Gary HartD-CO
  • Sen. Patrick LeahyD-VT
  • Sen. Paul TsongasD-MA
  • Sen. Dale BumpersD-AR
  • Sen. Joseph BidenD-DE
  • Sen. Robert ByrdD-WV
  • Sen. Jennings RandolphD-WV
  • Sen. Spark MatsunagaD-HI
  • Sen. Harrison WilliamsD-NJ
  • Sen. William ProxmireD-WI
  • Sen. Wendell FordD-KY
  • Sen. Daniel InouyeD-HI
  • Sen. George MitchellD-ME
  • Sen. Bill BradleyD-NJ
  • Sen. Claiborne PellD-RI
  • Sen. Max BaucusD-MT
  • Sen. Daniel MoynihanD-NY
  • Sen. David PryorD-AR
  • Sen. James SasserD-TN
  • Sen. Dee HuddlestonD-KY
  • Sen. Howard CannonD-NV
  • Sen. Scoop JacksonD-WA
  • Sen. John MelcherD-MT
  • Sen. Quentin BurdickD-ND
  • Sen. James ExonD-NE
  • Sen. Fritz HollingsD-SC
  • Sen. John GlennD-OH
  • Sen. Dennis DeConciniD-AZ
  • Sen. Alan DixonD-IL
  • Sen. Lawton ChilesD-FL
  • Sen. Howell HeflinD-AL
  • Sen. David BorenD-OK
  • Sen. Samuel NunnD-GA
  • Sen. John JohnstonD-LA
  • Sen. Lloyd BentsenD-TX
  • Sen. Edward ZorinskyD-NE
  • Sen. Russell LongD-LA
  • Sen. John StennisD-MS
  • Sen. Harry ByrdD-VA

Republicans who voted yea(49)

  • Sen. Lowell WeickerR-CT
  • Sen. Arlen SpecterR-PA
  • Sen. Henry HeinzR-PA
  • Sen. John ChafeeR-RI
  • Sen. David DurenbergerR-MN
  • Sen. Mark AndrewsR-ND
  • Sen. Robert StaffordR-VT
  • Sen. William CohenR-ME
  • Sen. William RothR-DE
  • Sen. Paula HawkinsR-FL
  • Sen. Nancy KassebaumR-KS
  • Sen. Mark HatfieldR-OR
  • Sen. Robert PackwoodR-OR
  • Sen. John DanforthR-MO
  • Sen. Alfonse D’AmatoR-NY
  • Sen. Charles PercyR-IL
  • Sen. Rudy BoschwitzR-MN
  • Sen. James AbdnorR-SD
  • Sen. Robert KastenR-WI
  • Sen. Chuck GrassleyR-IA
  • Sen. Harrison SchmittR-NM
  • Sen. Slade GortonR-WA
  • Sen. Warren RudmanR-NH
  • Sen. Thad CochranR-MS
  • Sen. Roger JepsenR-IA
  • Sen. Pete DomeniciR-NM
  • Sen. Ted StevensR-AK
  • Sen. Alan SimpsonR-WY
  • Sen. Frank MurkowskiR-AK
  • Sen. Richard LugarR-IN
  • Sen. John WarnerR-VA
  • Sen. Mack MattinglyR-GA
  • Sen. Orrin HatchR-UT
  • Sen. Howard BakerR-TN
  • Sen. Robert DoleR-KS
  • Sen. William ArmstrongR-CO
  • Sen. Strom ThurmondR-SC
  • Sen. Malcolm WallopR-WY
  • Sen. Paul LaxaltR-NV
  • Sen. Jeremiah DentonR-AL
  • Sen. Jake GarnR-UT
  • Sen. Don NicklesR-OK
  • Sen. Samuel HayakawaR-CA
  • Sen. Jesse HelmsR-NC
  • Sen. Dan QuayleR-IN
  • Sen. James McClureR-ID
  • Sen. Gordon HumphreyR-NH
  • Sen. John EastR-NC
  • Sen. Steven SymmsR-ID
Data notes

The Senate’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 488 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.

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Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

  • Appropriations Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Military Construction Subcommittee
  • Appropriations Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Military Construction Subcommittee
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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 36 actions.

  1. Dec 23, 1981Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 97-106.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Dec 17, 1981PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Dec 15, 1981Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to House amendments to Senate amendments Nos.11,15,24 by Voice Vote.
  5. Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 96-1. Record Vote No: 488.Senate roll call 488
  6. Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 96-1. Record Vote No: 488.Senate roll call 488
  7. Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report considered in Senate.
  8. Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Receded and Concurred With an Amendment in Senate Amendments 011, 015, 024.
  9. Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Receded and Concurred in Senate Amendment 013.
  10. Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Agreed to Conference Report by Voice Vote.
  11. Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in House: House Agreed to Conference Report by Voice Vote.
  12. Dec 11, 1981Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference Report 97-400 Filed in House.
  13. Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed: Conference Report 97-400 Filed in House.
  14. Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conferees agreed to file conference report.
  15. Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.
  16. Dec 10, 1981Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Agreed to Request for Conference and Speaker Appointed Conferees: Ginn, Bevill, Hefner, Addabbo, Long (MD), Chappell, Alexander, Whitten, Regula, Burgener, Edwards (OK), Loeffler, Conte.
  17. Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Disagreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.
  18. Dec 4, 1981Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate requests a conference. Appoints conferees. Laxalt; Garn; Mattingly; Hatfield; Sasser; Inouye; Proxmire.
  19. FloorFloor · Senate insists on its amendments by Voice Vote.
  20. FloorFloor · Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
  21. Nov 12, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Appropriations Committee
  22. CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Appropriations Committee
  23. Nov 4, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Military Construction Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee
  24. CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Military Construction Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee
  25. Oct 17, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Military Construction Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee
  26. Sep 17, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee
  27. Sep 16, 1981FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 382 - 24 (Record Vote No: 207).House roll call 207
  28. FloorFloor · House Agreed to Amendments Adopted by the Committee of the Whole.
  29. FloorFloor · Rule Passed House.
  30. Jul 23, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Appropriations Committee
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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.