A bill to honor Congressman Leo J. Ryan and to award a special congressional gold medal to the family of the late Honorable Leo J. Ryan.
Public Law 98-159 · H.R. 3348 · 98th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Nov 18, 1983 · Commemorations
Sponsor: Rep. Tom Lantos (D-CA-11)
Cosponsors (231): Rep. James Wright, Rep. Don Edwards,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- 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.
Authorizes the President to present, on behalf of Congress, a gold medal to the family of the late Honorable Leo J. Ryan.
Authorizes appropriations.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Financial Services Committee · House · discharged from, referred toSubcommittee: Consumer Affairs and Coinage Subcommittee
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 14 actions.
- Nov 18, 1983Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 98-159.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Nov 14, 1983PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Nov 10, 1983FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Nov 2, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
- Oct 19, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
- Oct 18, 1983FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Financial Services Committee
- Sep 20, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Consumer Affairs and Coinage Subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Consumer Affairs and Coinage Subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee
- Jun 29, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Consumer Affairs and Coinage Subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee
- Jun 16, 1983CommitteeCommittee · 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.