A bill to extend by one year the expiration date of the Defense Production Act of 1950.
Public Law 97-47 · H.R. 2903 · 97th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Sep 30, 1981 · Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. James Blanchard (D-MI-18)
Cosponsors (1): Rep. Stewart McKinney
Passage votes
- HouseUnanimous consent
- 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.
Amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to extend the expiration date from September 30, 1981, to September 30, 1982.
Extends to March 31, 1982, the date the Gold Commission is to report to Congress on the role of gold in domestic and international monetary systems.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Financial Services Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Economic Stabilization Subcommittee
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 13 actions.
- Sep 30, 1981Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 97-47.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Sep 28, 1981PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Sep 24, 1981Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Agreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 22, 1981FloorFloor · Passed Senate in lieu of S. 1135 with an amendment by Voice Vote.
- Jul 13, 1981FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- May 18, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Financial Services Committee
- May 12, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Financial Services Committee
- Apr 15, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Economic Stabilization Subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Economic Stabilization Subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee
- Mar 30, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Referred to 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.