A bill to relieve the General Accounting Office of duplicative audit requirements with respect to the Disabled American Veterans.
Public Law 98-291 · S. 1188 · 98th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on May 21, 1984 · Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Sen. Strom Thurmond (R-SC)
Cosponsors (1): Sen. Alan Simpson
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.
Repeals the requirement that the Disabled American Veterans corporation make annual financial reports to the Comptroller General for auditing.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Judiciary Committee · House · discharged from, referred toSubcommittee: Administrative Law and Governmental Relations Subcommittee
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 16 actions.
- May 21, 1984Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 98-291.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- May 10, 1984PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- May 7, 1984FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Judiciary Committee
- Feb 1, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Administrative Law and Governmental Relations Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
- Dec 1, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Administrative Law and Governmental Relations Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
- Nov 18, 1983FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Judiciary Committee
- Nov 17, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Judiciary Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Judiciary Committee
- Jun 7, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
- May 2, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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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.