A bill to amend the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1982 to provide that the figure used in determining hourly rates of pay for Federal employees not be changed before the comparability adjustment in the rates of pay for such employees has been made for fiscal year 1984.
Public Law 98-117 · H.R. 3871 · 98th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Oct 11, 1983 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. William Ford (D-MI-15)
Cosponsors (48): Rep. Morris Udall, 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.
Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1982 to prohibit the provision changing the figure used in determining the hourly pay rates for Federal employees from taking effect before the effective date of the comparability increase in such pay rates for FY 1984.
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
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 10 actions.
- Oct 11, 1983Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 98-117.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Sep 29, 1983PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Sep 27, 1983FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Sep 22, 1983FloorFloor · Held at the desk by unanimous consent. Until the close of business September 23, 1983.
- Sep 21, 1983FloorFloor · Received in the Senate and held at the desk by unanimous consent. Until the close of business September 22, 1983.
- Sep 20, 1983FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- Sep 13, 1983CommitteeCommittee · 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.