A bill to authorize the transfer of nine naval vessels to certain foreign governments.
Public Law 97-342 · H.R. 7115 · 97th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Oct 15, 1982 · Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. Charles Price (D-IL-23)
Cosponsors (3): Rep. Clement Zablocki, Rep. William Dickinson,
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.
Authorizes the sale of a U.S. naval vessel, an auxiliary drydock, to Ecuador.
Authorizes the leasing of U.S. naval vessels as follows: (1) two patrol combatants to Colombia; (2) three fast patrol boats to the Dominican Republic; (3) one oceanographic research ship to Mexico; (4) one destroyer tender to Pakistan; and (5) one destroyer tender to Turkey. Excludes such leases from certain requirements of the Arms Export Control Act.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Armed Services Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Seapower and Strategic and Critical Materials Subcommittee- Foreign Affairs Committee · House · hearings by (full committee), markup by, referred to, reported by
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 18 actions.
- Oct 15, 1982Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 97-342.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 5, 1982PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 1, 1982FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Foreign Relations Committee
- Sep 28, 1982FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Foreign Relations Committee
- Sep 23, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Foreign Affairs Committee
- Sep 21, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Armed Services Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Armed Services Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Foreign Affairs Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by House Foreign Affairs Committee
- Sep 20, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Seapower and Strategic and Critical Materials Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Seapower and Strategic and Critical Materials Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Seapower and Strategic and Critical Materials Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee
- Sep 15, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Armed Services Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · 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.