An act to expand the membership of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council from sixty to sixty-five and for other purposes.
Public Law 97-84 · S. 1672 · 97th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Nov 20, 1981 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Sen. Rudy Boschwitz (R-MN)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Expands the membership of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council from Authorizes three additional staff employees. Restricts such employees' maximum pay to a GS-18 rate.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
- Natural Resources Committee · House · referred to, reported bySubcommittee: National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee
- Post Office and Civil Service Committee · House · discharged from, referred toSubcommittee: Census and Population Subcommittee; Compensation and Employee Benefits Subcommittee
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 21 actions.
- Nov 20, 1981Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 97-84.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Nov 16, 1981PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Nov 13, 1981Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to House amendments by Voice vote.
- Nov 4, 1981FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · House Agreed to Amendments Adopted by the Committee of the Whole.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Committee on House Administration
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- Nov 2, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
- Oct 28, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Referred to National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Oct 19, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Census and Population Subcommittee of the House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Compensation and Employee Benefits Subcommittee of the House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- Oct 13, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Committee on House Administration
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- Oct 7, 1981FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
- Oct 6, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Judiciary Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Judiciary Committee
- Sep 28, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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.