A bill to designate the air traffic control tower at Midway Airport, Chicago, as the "John G. Fary Tower".
Public Law 98-260 · H.R. 4202 · 98th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Apr 13, 1984 · Commemorations
Sponsor: Rep. Arlan Stangeland (R-MN-7)
Cosponsors (3): Rep. James Howard, Rep. Norman Mineta,
Passage votes
- HouseUnanimous consent
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Designates the air traffic control tower at Midway Airport, Chicago, Illinois, as the John G. Fary Tower.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Aviation Subcommittee
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 11 actions.
- Apr 13, 1984Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 98-260.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Apr 9, 1984PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Apr 5, 1984FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Apr 2, 1984FloorFloor · Passed House by Unanimous Consent.
- Mar 20, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Mar 6, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Aviation Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Nov 7, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Aviation Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Oct 24, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure 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.