A joint resolution to designate the period commencing April 1, 1984, and ending March 31, 1985, as the "Year of Excellence in Education".
Public Law 98-272 · S.J.Res. 210 · 98th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on May 3, 1984 · Commemorations
Sponsor: Sen. Paul Trible (R-VA)
Cosponsors (37): Sen. Strom Thurmond, Sen. Slade Gorton,
Passage votes
- HouseUnanimous consent
- 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.
Designates April 1, 1984, through March 31, 1985, as the Year of Excellence in Education.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Post Office and Civil Service Committee · House · discharged from, referred to
Data notes
A committee links to its page only where it exists in the current Congress; older and renamed committees are named without a link.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 13 actions.
- May 3, 1984Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 98-272.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Apr 26, 1984PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Apr 13, 1984Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed in the House amendments by Voice Vote.
- Apr 11, 1984FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- Mar 13, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- Mar 12, 1984FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
- Mar 8, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Judiciary Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Judiciary Committee
- Jan 23, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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.