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A bill to exempt the United States Capitol Historical Society from certain taxes.

Public Law 97-447 · H.R. 4491 · 97th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Jan 12, 1983 · Government Operations and Politics

Sponsor: Rep. Barber Conable (R-NY-35)

Cosponsors (1): Rep. Jake Pickle

Passage votes

  • HouseVoice vote
  • SenateVoice vote
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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Amends the Federal charter for the United States Capitol Historical Society to exempt the Society from certain State and local taxes.

Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 15 actions.

  1. Jan 12, 1983Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 97-447.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Jan 3, 1983PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Dec 21, 1982FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
  5. CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
  6. Dec 14, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
  7. Dec 13, 1982FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  8. Mar 8, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Judiciary Committee
  9. Mar 3, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Judiciary Committee
  10. Feb 3, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Administrative Law and Governmental Relations Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
  11. CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Administrative Law and Governmental Relations Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
  12. Dec 9, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Administrative Law and Governmental Relations Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
  13. Sep 17, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Administrative Law and Governmental Relations Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
  14. Sep 16, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Judiciary Committee
  15. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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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.