A joint resolution making an urgent supplemental appropriation for the Department of Health and Human Services for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1984.
Public Law 98-248 · H.J.Res. 493 · 98th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Mar 30, 1984 · Energy
Sponsor: Rep. Jamie Whitten (D-MS-1)
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.
Appropriates funds for FY 1984 for the Department of Health and Human Services for low income home energy assistance.
Appropriates funds for famine relief to Africa to be provided pursuant to the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954.
Makes funds available from Commodity Credit Corporation inventory for sale on a competitive bid basis or barter to African countries requiring emergency food assistance or to any other country for use in assisting in emergency food assistance to Africa. Permits the Corporation to purchase commodities to meet emergency needs if Corporation stocks are not available.
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. 22 actions.
- Mar 30, 1984Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 98-248.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Mar 29, 1984PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Mar 27, 1984Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Agreed to Conference Report by Voice Vote.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in House: House Agreed to Conference Report by Voice Vote.
- Mar 22, 1984Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference Report 98-632 Filed in House.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed: Conference Report 98-632 Filed in House.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conferees agreed to file conference report.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.
- Mar 21, 1984Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Agreed to Request for Conference and Speaker Appointed Conferees: Whitten, Natcher, Traxler, McHugh, Conte, Smith (NE).
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Disagreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.
- Mar 15, 1984Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate insists on its amendments, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Hatfield; Stevens; Weicker; Cochran; Stennis; Proxmire; Eagleton.
- FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
- Mar 8, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Appropriations Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Appropriations Committee
- Mar 7, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee
- Mar 6, 1984FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- Feb 29, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Appropriations Committee
- Feb 28, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Appropriations Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.