White House Conference on Productivity Act
Public Law 97-367 · H.R. 7292 · 97th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Oct 25, 1982 · Economics and Public Finance
Sponsor: Rep. John LaFalce (D-NY-36)
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.
White House Conference on Productivity Act - Directs the President, within a year of enactment, to conduct a White House Conference on Productivity, to develop recommendations to stimulate the U.S. productivity improvement rate. Lists the policy options the Conference shall consider.
Requires the Conference to submit a report to the President. Requires the report to be made public. Directs the President to transmit to the Congress recommendations for legislative action to implement recommendations in the report.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Financial Services Committee · House · discharged from, referred toSubcommittee: Economic Stabilization Subcommittee
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 10 actions.
- Oct 25, 1982Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 97-367.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 13, 1982PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 2, 1982FloorFloor · Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Oct 1, 1982FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Financial Services Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Financial Services Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Economic Stabilization Subcommittee of the House Financial Services 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.