A bill to amend title 13, United States Code, to transfer responsibility for the quarterly financial report from the Federal Trade Commission to the Secretary of Commerce, and for other purposes.
Public Law 97-454 · H.R. 7410 · 97th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Jan 12, 1983 · Economics and Public Finance
Sponsor: Rep. Robert Garcia (D-NY-21)
Cosponsors (10): Rep. James Courter, Rep. Bill Clay,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Transfers to the Secretary of Commerce all functions, rights, and responsibilities relating to the quarterly financial statistics report program currently vested in the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission.
Directs the Secretary to publish in the Federal Register, within 180 days after enactment of this Act, a statement of the policy and practices of the Bureau of the Census in appointing temporary staff to perform confidential census work.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Post Office and Civil Service Committee · House · discharged from, referred to
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 9 actions.
- Jan 12, 1983Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 97-454.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Jan 3, 1983PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Dec 23, 1982FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Dec 17, 1982FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- Dec 13, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- 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.