A bill to authorize the Administrator of General Services to donate to State and local governments certain Federal personal property loaned to them for civil defense use, and for other purposes.
Public Law 97-380 · S. 1444 · 97th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Dec 22, 1982 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Sen. Strom Thurmond (R-SC)
Cosponsors (4): Sen. Quentin Burdick, Sen. Thad Cochran,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Directs the Administrator of the General Services Administration to donate to a State or local government any Federal personal property which: (1) was transferred by the Department of Defense to the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency by July 15, 1979; (2) is on loan to such a government as a result of an agreement executed by such Agency; (3) was transferred with the property and functions of such Agency to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); and (4) the Director of FEMA certifies is being used for civil defense purposes.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Senate · referred to, reported bySubcommittee: International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 13 actions.
- Dec 22, 1982Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 97-380.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Dec 15, 1982PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Dec 13, 1982FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- Oct 1, 1982FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
- Sep 29, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Nov 2, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Reported by International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services Subcommittee of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services Subcommittee of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Oct 15, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services Subcommittee of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Jul 20, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Referred to International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services Subcommittee of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Jul 8, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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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.