A bill to extend the Federal Supplemental Compensation Act of 1982, and for other purposes.
Public Law 98-118 · H.R. 4101 · 98th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Oct 11, 1983 · Labor and Employment
Sponsor: Rep. Daniel Rostenkowski (D-IL-8)
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.
Amends the Federal Supplemental Compensation Act of 1982 to extend the payment of benefits under the Federal supplemental unemployment compensation program for one month, through October 18, 1983.
Amends the Social Security Act to extend until December 7, 1983 the period for which the provisions continuing payment of social security disability benefits during appeal are applicable.
Amends the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 to extend for one year, through October 1, 1984, specified provisions relating to Federal payments for dependent children voluntarily placed in foster care.
Delays by two years the application of specified amendments made by the Social Security Amendments of 1983. Provides that remuneration received by retired Federal judges for continuing to perform judicial services shall not be treated as wages for social security tax purposes until January 1, 1986.
Amends the Social Security Act to make a technical amendment relating to the repayment of cash flow loan advances from the unemployment insurance trust fund by State unemployment insurance funds.
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. 10 actions.
- Oct 11, 1983Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 98-118.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 7, 1983PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 6, 1983Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Agreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.
- FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Ways and Means Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Ways and Means 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.