A bill to clarify the applicability of a provision of law regarding risk retention.
Public Law 98-193 · S. 1046 · 98th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Dec 1, 1983 · Commerce
Sponsor: Sen. Robert Kasten (R-WI)
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 Product Liability Risk Retention Act of 1981 to permit risk retention groups to insure against product liability.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 10 actions.
- Dec 1, 1983Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 98-193.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Nov 23, 1983PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Nov 18, 1983FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 27, 1983FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Jul 5, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Jun 10, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Apr 13, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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.