An original bill to amend the Independent Safety Board Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1984, 1985, and 1986.
Public Law 98-37 · S. 967 · 98th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Jun 6, 1983 · Transportation and Public Works
Sponsor: Sen. Robert Packwood (R-OR)
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.
Amends the Independent Safety Board Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for the National Transportation Safety Board for FY 1984 through 1986.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
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. 9 actions.
- Jun 6, 1983Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 98-37.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- May 26, 1983PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- May 24, 1983FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- Apr 7, 1983FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Mar 31, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Reported original measure by Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
- Mar 22, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
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.