Congressional Reports Elimination Act of 1982
Public Law 97-375 · H.R. 6005 · 97th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Dec 21, 1982 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Jack Brooks (D-TX-9)
Cosponsors (1): Rep. Frank Horton
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.
Congressional Reports Elimination Act of 1982 - Title I: Eliminations - Repeals specified provisions of Federal law requiring certain Federal agencies, States, or the President to submit reports to Congress, the President, or the public.
Title II: Modifications - Amends specified provisions of Federal law: (1) to discontinue requirements for reports to Congress; (2) to combine such reports; (3) to reduce the frequency or the contents of such reports; (4) to change the dates for transmission of such reports; and (5) to make technical changes.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Oversight and Accountability Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Military and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 15 actions.
- Dec 21, 1982Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 97-375.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Dec 13, 1982PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Dec 8, 1982FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Sep 22, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Sep 20, 1982FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Sep 14, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Aug 10, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Jul 29, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Military and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Military and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Military and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Apr 19, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Military and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Mar 31, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform 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.