Arms Control and Disarmament Amendments Act of 1982
Public Law 97-339 · H.R. 3467 · 97th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Oct 15, 1982 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Clement Zablocki (D-WI-4)
Cosponsors (7): Rep. Dante Fascell, Rep. Lee Hamilton,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Arms Control and Disarmament Amendments Act of 1981 - Amends the Arms Control and Disarmament Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1982 and 1983 for the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. Allows the Director of such Agency to accept the security and loyalty investigations of the Defense Department or the State Department for persons detailed to the Agency from other Government agencies. Authorizes the Agency to study all aspects of antisatellite activities.
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.
- Oct 15, 1982Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 97-339.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 4, 1982PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 1, 1982Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Agreed to Senate Amendments by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
- May 26, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Foreign Relations Committee
- May 11, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Foreign Relations Committee
- Feb 25, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Foreign Relations Committee
- Jun 8, 1981FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- May 19, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Foreign Affairs Committee
- May 12, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Foreign Affairs Committee
- May 6, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Foreign Affairs 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.