A bill to allow the obsolete submarine United States ship "Albacore" to be transferred to the Portsmouth Submarine Memorial Association, Incorporated, before the expiration of the otherwise applicable sixty-day congressional review period.
Public Law 98-149 · S. 1944 · 98th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Nov 7, 1983 · Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Sen. Gordon Humphrey (R-NH)
Cosponsors (1): Sen. Warren Rudman
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Permits the transfer of the obsolete submarine U.S.S. Albacore to the Portsmouth Submarine Memorial Association before the expiration of a 60-day congressional review period.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Armed Services Committee · House · discharged from, referred toSubcommittee: Seapower and Strategic and Critical Materials Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 13 actions.
- Nov 7, 1983Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 98-149.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 28, 1983PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 26, 1983FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Armed Services Committee
- Oct 24, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Seapower and Strategic and Critical Materials Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee
- Oct 21, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Armed Services Committee
- Oct 20, 1983FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Oct 18, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Armed Services Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Armed Services Committee
- Oct 7, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Armed Services Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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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.