A bill to recognize the organization known as the American Council of Learned Societies.
Public Law 97-192 · H.R. 4769 · 97th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Jun 1, 1982 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Paul Simon (D-IL-24)
Cosponsors (8): Rep. William Ford, Rep. Sidney Yates,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Grants a Federal charter to the American Council of Learned Societies for the purpose of advancing humanistic studies.
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. 13 actions.
- Jun 1, 1982Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 97-192.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- May 26, 1982PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- May 24, 1982FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- May 14, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Judiciary Committee
- May 11, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Judiciary Committee
- Oct 27, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
- Oct 26, 1981FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- Oct 22, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Judiciary Committee
- Oct 20, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Judiciary Committee
- Oct 15, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Judiciary 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.