National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Marine Fisheries Program Authorization Act
Public Law 98-210 · S. 1099 · 98th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Dec 6, 1983 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Sen. Robert Packwood (R-OR)
Cosponsors: None
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.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Marine Fisheries Program Authorization Act - Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Commerce for FY 1984 to enable the National Marine Fisheries Service to carry out its: (1) Fisheries Information Collection and Analysis duties; (2) Fisheries Conservation and Management Operations duties; and (3) Fisheries State and Industry Assistance program duties.
Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Commerce to enable the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to provide increases for salary, pay, and other employee benefits.
Directs the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to cause the vessel Protector Alpha to be documented as a vessel of the United States with the privilege of engaging in the coastwise trade if: (1) such vessel complies with specified requirements of law; and (2) all repairs and modifications totalling at least $3,000,000 are performed on such vessel in a U.S. shipyard.
Makes permanent the current definition of "independent ocean freight forwarder" in the Shipping Act, 1916 (repeals the reversion to an earlier definition scheduled to take effect January 1, 1984).
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. 11 actions.
- Dec 6, 1983Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 98-210.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Nov 29, 1983PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Nov 18, 1983Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to the House amendment. By Voice Vote.
- Nov 16, 1983FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- Jun 15, 1983FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- May 9, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Apr 21, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Apr 19, 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.