Environmental Programs Assistance Act of 1984
Public Law 98-313 · S. 518 · 98th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Jun 12, 1984 · Environmental Protection
Sponsor: Sen. John Chafee (R-RI)
Cosponsors (15): Sen. Robert Stafford, Sen. Henry Heinz,
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.
Environmental Programs Assistance Act of 1984 - Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements with, private nonprofit organizations designated by the Secretary of Labor under specified provisions of the Older Americans Act of 1965 to utilize the talents of older Americans in programs authorized by the Administrator in providing technical assistance to Federal, State, and local environmental agencies for projects of pollution prevention, abatement, and control. Provides that funding for such grants or agreements may be made available from such programs or through specified provisions of the Older Americans Act of 1965 or the Job Training Partnership Act.
Requires the applicable Federal, State, or local environmental agency, prior to the award of any such grant or agreement, to certify to the Administrator that such grant or agreement would neither take the job of any agency employee nor impair any existing contract for services. Provides that such authorized grants or agreements will be subject to prior appropriations Acts.
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. 12 actions.
- Jun 12, 1984Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 98-313.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- May 31, 1984PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- May 24, 1984Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to the House amendment by Voice Vote.
- May 23, 1984FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- Mar 26, 1984FloorFloor · Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
- Nov 16, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
- Feb 17, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Environment and Public Works 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.