A joint resolution making an urgent supplemental appropriation for the Department of Health and Human Services for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981.
Public Law 97-26 · H.J.Res. 308 · 97th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Jul 29, 1981 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. William Natcher (D-KY-2)
Cosponsors: None
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.
Appropriates supplemental amounts for the Department of Health and Human Services for fiscal year 1981.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Appropriations Committee · House · hearings by (full committee), markup by, referred to, reported by
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. 10 actions.
- Jul 29, 1981Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 97-26.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Jul 28, 1981PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Jul 23, 1981FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Appropriations Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Appropriations Committee
- Jul 21, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by House Appropriations Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · 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.