An original bill to amend the Act to establish a Permanent Committee for the Oliver Wendell Holmes Devise, and for other purposes.
Public Law 97-264 · S. 2582 · 97th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Sep 24, 1982 · Education
Sponsor: Sen. Charles Mathias (R-MD)
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.
Amends the Federal law which established an Oliver Wendell Holmes Devise Fund in the Treasury to revise provisions for determining amounts appropriated to the Fund.
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to invest moneys in the Fund in accordance with specifications prescribed by the Permanent Committee for the Oliver Wendell Holmes Devise.
Authorizes the Committee to receive royalties or other income which becomes payable to the Fund.
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. 12 actions.
- Sep 24, 1982Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 97-264.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Sep 16, 1982PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Sep 13, 1982FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- Aug 17, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Committee on House Administration
- Aug 4, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Committee on House Administration
- Jun 14, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Committee on House Administration
- Jun 9, 1982FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- May 26, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Reported original measure by Senate Rules and Administration Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
- May 21, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Rules and Administration Committee
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.