A bill to amend titles 10, 14, 37, and 38, United States Code, to codify recent law and to improve the Code.
Public Law 97-295 · H.R. 4623 · 97th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Oct 12, 1982 · Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. Peter Rodino (D-NJ-10)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseUnanimous consent
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Codifies without substantive changes recent armed forces and veterans laws concerning: (1) the Secretary of Defense's report on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) readiness; (2) the Defense Department's program for identifying and treating drug and alcohol dependence; (3) the disclosure of the identity of a defense contractor; (4) certain reports by employees or former employees of defense contractors; (5) procurement of gasohol as motor vehicle fuel; (6) availability of appropriations to reimburse a contractor for the cost of commercial insurance; (7) standardization of equipment with NATO members; (8) recomputation of retired pay to reflect advancement on retired list; (9) construction of combatant and escort vessels and assignment of vessel projects; (10) policy in constructing combatant vessels; (11) the establishment of the Defense Mapping Agency; (12) recomputation of retired pay to reflect advancement on retired list; (13) the Coast Guard; (14) veterans' disability compensation, educational benefits, housing, and medical care; and (15) other related areas.
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.
- Oct 12, 1982Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 97-295.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Sep 30, 1982PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Sep 28, 1982Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Agreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 24, 1982FloorFloor · Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Judiciary Committee
- Jul 21, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
- Jul 19, 1982FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Dec 11, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Judiciary Committee
- Nov 17, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Judiciary Committee
- Sep 29, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Judiciary Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.