A bill to transfer from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to the Administrator of General Services the responsibility for publication of the catalog of Federal domestic assistance programs, and for other purposes.
Public Law 98-169 · H.R. 2592 · 98th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Nov 29, 1983 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Jack Brooks (D-TX-9)
Cosponsors (1): Rep. Frank Horton
Passage votes
- HouseMethod not stated
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Transfers from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to the Administrator of General Services the responsibility for: (1) maintaining and providing wide access to a computerized information system on domestic assistance programs; and (2) preparing, publishing, and distributing the catalog of domestic assistance programs each year. Requires the Administrator to ensure that the information in the computer system and the catalog is the most current information available.
Requires the Director to collect and provide the Administrator with the information on domestic assistance programs, including the following information which the Director shall also transmit to specified congressional committees: (1) a specification of each formula governing eligibility for assistance or the distribution of assistance under each program; (2) a description of all data and statistical estimates used to carry out each formula; and (3) an identification of the sources of such data and estimates. Grants the Administrator discretion regarding the formula information that shall be included in the catalog or accessible via computer.
Assigns the Director responsibility for overseeing the authorities transferred by this Act. Authorizes appropriations.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Oversight and Accountability Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Military and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 14 actions.
- Nov 29, 1983Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 98-169.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Nov 18, 1983PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Nov 17, 1983Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Agreed to Senate Amendments.
- Oct 28, 1983FloorFloor · Passed Senate in lieu of S. 1267 with an amendment by Voice Vote.
- Jun 1, 1983FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- May 12, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- May 3, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Apr 28, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Military and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Military and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Apr 27, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Military and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Apr 22, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Military and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Apr 19, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform 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.