A bill to amend the Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act.
Public Law 97-162 · S. 892 · 97th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Apr 1, 1982 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Sen. William Roth (R-DE)
Cosponsors (1): Sen. Lawton Chiles
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Amends the Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act of 1977 to renew the authority of the Office of Management and Budget to exempt individual transactions and programs from the requirements of such Act.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Oversight and Accountability Committee · House · discharged from, referred toSubcommittee: Military and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness and Integration (Ad Hoc) Subcommittee
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 14 actions.
- Apr 1, 1982Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 97-162.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Mar 24, 1982PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Mar 23, 1982FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Sep 25, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Military and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Sep 24, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Sep 22, 1981FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Aug 13, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Jul 9, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Apr 10, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Referred to State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness and Integration (Ad Hoc) Subcommittee of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Apr 7, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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.