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A bill to recognize the organization known as the Polish Legion of American Veterans, U.S.A.
Public Law 98-372 · H.R. 29 · 98th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Jul 23, 1984 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Frank Annunzio (D-IL-11)
Cosponsors (206): Rep. Chris Smith, Rep. Mario Biaggi,
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 404 yea, 0 nay404–0
- 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.
Grants a Federal charter to the Polish Legion of American Veterans, U.S.A.
Who voted for it
Every House member of the 98th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 405 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
405 yea0 nay29 present or did not vote
Dimension 2
Economic left–right
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Democrats who voted yea(248)
- Rep. Parren MitchellD-MD-7
- Rep. Sam GejdensonD-CT-2
- Rep. Martin SaboD-MN-5
Rep. John ConyersD-MI-1- Rep. Mickey LelandD-TX-18
- Rep. Julian DixonD-CA-28
- Rep. Edward RoybalD-CA-25
- Rep. Henry GonzálezD-TX-20
- Rep. Sala BurtonD-CA-5
- Rep. William GrayD-PA-2
- Rep. William LehmanD-FL-17
- Rep. Louis StokesD-OH-21
- Rep. Robert GarciaD-NY-18
Rep. Gary AckermanD-NY-7- Rep. Gus SavageD-IL-2
- Rep. Theodore WeissD-NY-17
- Rep. Mervyn DymallyD-CA-31
- Rep. Gus HawkinsD-CA-29
- Rep. William CoyneD-PA-14
Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7
Rep. Ed TownsD-NY-11- Rep. Charles HayesD-IL-1
- Rep. Joseph AddabboD-NY-6
- Rep. David BoniorD-MI-12
Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-16- Rep. Don EdwardsD-CA-10
- Rep. Richard OttingerD-NY-20
- Rep. Cardiss CollinsD-IL-7
- Rep. Alan WheatD-MO-5
- Rep. Katie HallD-IN-1
- Rep. Major OwensD-NY-12
Rep. Howard BermanD-CA-26- Rep. James ShannonD-MA-5
Rep. Barbara BoxerD-CA-6- Rep. Ronald DellumsD-CA-8
- Rep. George CrockettD-MI-13
- Rep. Bill ClayD-MO-1
Rep. Daniel AkakaD-HI-2- Rep. Thomas FogliettaD-PA-1
- Rep. James HowardD-NJ-3
- Rep. Michael LowryD-WA-7
Rep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-24- Rep. Peter RodinoD-NJ-10
- Rep. Sidney YatesD-IL-9
- Rep. Matthew MartínezD-CA-30
- Rep. John SeiberlingD-OH-14
- Rep. Meldon LevineD-CA-27
- Rep. Norman MinetaD-CA-13
Rep. Chuck SchumerD-NY-10- Rep. John MoakleyD-MA-9
- Rep. Robert MatsuiD-CA-3
Rep. Pete StarkD-CA-9- Rep. Anthony CoelhoD-CA-15
- Rep. Robert KastenmeierD-WI-2
- Rep. Geraldine FerraroD-NY-9
- Rep. Harold FordD-TN-9
Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-7- Rep. Bill AlexanderD-AR-1
- Rep. Carl PerkinsD-KY-7
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7- Rep. Bruce VentoD-MN-4
- Rep. Victor FazioD-CA-4
Rep. Barney FrankD-MA-4- Rep. Barbara KennellyD-CT-1
- Rep. Thomas FoleyD-WA-5
- Rep. Tom LantosD-CA-11
- Rep. Lane EvansD-IL-17
- Rep. Robert BorskiD-PA-3
- Rep. Clement ZablockiD-WI-4
- Rep. Gerry StuddsD-MA-10
- Rep. Claude PepperD-FL-18
- Rep. Frank HarrisonD-PA-11
- Rep. Robert EdgarD-PA-7
- Rep. Allan SwiftD-WA-2
- Rep. Bernard DwyerD-NJ-6
- Rep. Robert RoeD-NJ-8
Rep. John DingellD-MI-16- Rep. Henry NowakD-NY-33
- Rep. Jerome TraxlerD-MI-8
- Rep. Bruce MorrisonD-CT-3
- Rep. William RatchfordD-CT-5
- Rep. Frank AnnunzioD-IL-11
- Rep. Gillis LongD-LA-8
- Rep. Charles PriceD-IL-21
Rep. Barbara MikulskiD-MD-3- Rep. Mary OakarD-OH-20
- Rep. Howard WolpeD-MI-3
- Rep. Charles RoseD-NC-7
- Rep. Frank GuariniD-NJ-14
Rep. George MillerD-CA-7- Rep. Raymond KogovsekD-CO-3
- Rep. Martin FrostD-TX-24
- Rep. Lawrence SmithD-FL-16
- Rep. Lindy BoggsD-LA-2
- Rep. Anthony BeilensonD-CA-23
- Rep. Morris UdallD-AZ-2
- Rep. Dante FascellD-FL-19
- Rep. Paul SimonD-IL-22
- Rep. Edward BolandD-MA-2
- Rep. James WrightD-TX-12
- Rep. Jack BrooksD-TX-9
- Rep. Fernand St. GermainD-RI-1
Rep. Sander LevinD-MI-17- Rep. Timothy WirthD-CO-2
- Rep. Michael BarnesD-MD-8
- Rep. Walter JonesD-NC-1
- Rep. Joseph EarlyD-MA-3
- Rep. Matthew McHughD-NY-28
- Rep. Harley StaggersD-WV-2
- Rep. John BryantD-TX-5
- Rep. Brian DonnellyD-MA-11
Rep. Rick BoucherD-VA-9- Rep. Mario BiaggiD-NY-19
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12- Rep. Don BonkerD-WA-3
- Rep. William RichardsonD-NM-3
- Rep. James FlorioD-NJ-1
- Rep. Peter KostmayerD-PA-8
- Rep. Bob CarrD-MI-6
- Rep. William NatcherD-KY-2
Rep. Ron WydenD-OR-3
Rep. Solomon OrtizD-TX-27
Rep. Alan MollohanD-WV-1- Rep. Clarence LongD-MD-2
- Rep. Kika de la GarzaD-TX-15
- Rep. Leslie AspinD-WI-1
- Rep. Joseph KolterD-PA-4
Rep. Harry ReidD-NV-1- Rep. Douglas BoscoD-CA-1
- Rep. Robert TorricelliD-NJ-9
Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6- Rep. Ronald ColemanD-TX-16
- Rep. Stanley LundineD-NY-34
- Rep. James McNultyD-AZ-5
- Rep. Ed JonesD-TN-8
- Rep. Daniel RostenkowskiD-IL-8
- Rep. Jamie WhittenD-MS-1
- Rep. Jim BatesD-CA-44
- Rep. Francis McCloskeyD-IN-8
- Rep. John WilliamsD-MT-1
- Rep. Robert MrazekD-NY-3
- Rep. Donald PeaseD-OH-13
- Rep. Donald AlbostaD-MI-10
- Rep. Dennis HertelD-MI-14
- Rep. Joseph GaydosD-PA-20
- Rep. Michael SynarD-OK-2
- Rep. Robert YoungD-MO-2
- Rep. James ClarkeD-NC-11
- Rep. Leon PanettaD-CA-16
Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-4- Rep. Gerald SikorskiD-MN-6
- Rep. John LaFalceD-NY-32
- Rep. William BonerD-TN-5
- Rep. James WeaverD-OR-4
Rep. Marcy KapturD-OH-9
Rep. Tom HarkinD-IA-5- Rep. Jerry PattersonD-CA-38
- Rep. Bill HefnerD-NC-8
- Rep. Charles DowdyD-MS-4
- Rep. Wyche FowlerD-GA-5
- Rep. Robert WiseD-WV-3
- Rep. Albert GoreD-TN-6
- Rep. Edward FeighanD-OH-19
- Rep. Cecil HeftelD-HI-1
- Rep. Douglas WalgrenD-PA-18
- Rep. Tom BevillD-AL-4
- Rep. Tom DaschleD-SD
- Rep. Charles HatcherD-GA-2
- Rep. Tony HallD-OH-3
- Rep. Don FuquaD-FL-2
- Rep. Martin RussoD-IL-3
- Rep. Berkley BedellD-IA-6
- Rep. Dennis EckartD-OH-11
- Rep. Thomas LukenD-OH-1
- Rep. Gus YatronD-PA-6
Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4- Rep. Jake PickleD-TX-10
- Rep. Neal SmithD-IA-4
- Rep. Ronnie FlippoD-AL-5
- Rep. Charles WilsonD-TX-2
- Rep. Butler DerrickD-SC-3
- Rep. Ike AndrewsD-NC-4
- Rep. Patricia SchroederD-CO-1
- Rep. Wes WatkinsD-OK-3
- Rep. Les AuCoinD-OR-1
- Rep. William ChappellD-FL-4
- Rep. Charles WhitleyD-NC-3
Rep. John SprattD-SC-5- Rep. Abraham KazenD-TX-23
- Rep. Daniel MicaD-FL-14
Rep. Byron DorganD-ND
Rep. Jim CooperD-TN-4- Rep. Stephen NealD-NC-5
- Rep. Romano MazzoliD-KY-3
- Rep. Robin TallonD-SC-6
- Rep. Royden DysonD-MD-1
- Rep. Austin MurphyD-PA-22
- Rep. Harold VolkmerD-MO-9
- Rep. James RowlandD-GA-8
- Rep. Glenn AndersonD-CA-32
- Rep. Lee HamiltonD-IN-9
- Rep. Timothy PennyD-MN-1
- Rep. Norman D’AmoursD-NH-1
- Rep. Robert ThomasD-GA-1
- Rep. Samuel StrattonD-NY-23
- Rep. Norman SisiskyD-VA-4
- Rep. William LipinskiD-IL-5
- Rep. Daniel GlickmanD-KS-4
- Rep. Philip SharpD-IN-2
- Rep. Sam GibbonsD-FL-7
- Rep. Douglas ApplegateD-OH-18
- Rep. William HughesD-NJ-2
Rep. Thomas CarperD-DE- Rep. Buddy MacKayD-FL-6
- Rep. Michael AndrewsD-TX-25
- Rep. James JonesD-OK-1
- Rep. Ben ErdreichD-AL-6
- Rep. Buddy DardenD-GA-7
- Rep. James OlinD-VA-6
- Rep. Charles BennettD-FL-3
- Rep. Ed JenkinsD-GA-9
- Rep. Jack HightowerD-TX-13
- Rep. Elliott LevitasD-GA-4
Rep. Bill NelsonD-FL-11- Rep. Marilyn LloydD-TN-3
- Rep. Andrew JacobsD-IN-10
- Rep. James SlatteryD-KS-2
- Rep. Earl HuttoD-FL-1
- Rep. William NicholsD-AL-3
- Rep. Glenn EnglishD-OK-6
- Rep. John BreauxD-LA-7
- Rep. Carroll HubbardD-KY-1
- Rep. Druie BarnardD-GA-10
- Rep. Thomas HuckabyD-LA-5
- Rep. William PatmanD-TX-14
- Rep. Tommy VandergriffD-TX-26
Rep. Richard ShelbyD-AL-7- Rep. Billy TauzinD-LA-3
- Rep. Richard RayD-GA-3
Rep. Ralph HallD-TX-4- Rep. Sam HallD-TX-1
- Rep. James LeathD-TX-11
- Rep. Andy IrelandD-FL-10
- Rep. Sonny MontgomeryD-MS-3
- Rep. Buddy RoemerD-LA-4
- Rep. Dan DanielD-VA-5
- Rep. Charlie StenholmD-TX-17
Republicans who voted yea(157)
- Rep. Claudine SchneiderR-RI-2
- Rep. Silvio ConteR-MA-1
- Rep. Stewart McKinneyR-CT-4
- Rep. Bill GreenR-NY-15
- Rep. Frank HortonR-NY-29
- Rep. Sherry BoehlertR-NY-25
- Rep. Matthew RinaldoR-NJ-7
- Rep. Jim JeffordsR-VT
- Rep. Lyle WilliamsR-OH-17
- Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-22
Rep. Chris SmithR-NJ-4
Rep. Olympia SnoweR-ME-2- Rep. Joseph McDadeR-PA-10
- Rep. Hamilton FishR-NY-21
- Rep. Robert DavisR-MI-11
- Rep. Jim LeachR-IA-1
- Rep. John McKernanR-ME-1
- Rep. Nancy JohnsonR-CT-6
- Rep. Thomas RidgeR-PA-21
- Rep. Marge RoukemaR-NJ-5
- Rep. Joel PritchardR-WA-1
- Rep. Jack EdwardsR-AL-1
- Rep. George O’BrienR-IL-4
- Rep. Carl PursellR-MI-2
- Rep. Harold SawyerR-MI-5
- Rep. John DuncanR-TN-2
- Rep. William ClingerR-PA-23
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16- Rep. Sidney MorrisonR-WA-4
- Rep. Rodney ChandlerR-WA-8
- Rep. Earl ColemanR-MO-6
- Rep. Robert CoughlinR-PA-13
- Rep. John MyersR-IN-7
- Rep. Norman LentR-NY-4
- Rep. James QuillenR-TN-1
- Rep. Doug BereuterR-NE-1
Rep. Don YoungR-AK- Rep. John HammerschmidtR-AR-3
- Rep. Marion SnyderR-KY-4
- Rep. John PorterR-IL-10
- Rep. Steven GundersonR-WI-3
- Rep. Edward MadiganR-IL-15
Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10
Rep. Hal RogersR-KY-5- Rep. Raymond McGrathR-NY-5
- Rep. Thomas EvansR-IA-3
- Rep. Elwood HillisR-IN-5
- Rep. Virginia SmithR-NE-3
- Rep. Chalmers WylieR-OH-15
- Rep. Guy Vander JagtR-MI-9
- Rep. Thomas TaukeR-IA-2
- Rep. William MooreR-LA-6
- Rep. Stanford ParrisR-VA-8
- Rep. George WortleyR-NY-27
- Rep. George WhitehurstR-VA-2
Rep. W. Bill YoungR-FL-8- Rep. James CourterR-NJ-12
- Rep. Willis GradisonR-OH-2
- Rep. Gene TaylorR-MO-7
- Rep. Thomas LewisR-FL-12
- Rep. Arlan StangelandR-MN-7
- Rep. Toby RothR-WI-8
- Rep. Herbert BatemanR-VA-1
- Rep. Manuel LujánR-NM-1
- Rep. Donald SundquistR-TN-7
Rep. Tom PetriR-WI-6- Rep. William CarneyR-NY-1
- Rep. David MarriottR-UT-2
- Rep. Ronald MarleneeR-MT-2
- Rep. William GoodlingR-PA-19
- Rep. Bobbi FiedlerR-CA-21
- Rep. Richard SchulzeR-PA-5
- Rep. Robert SmithR-OR-2
- Rep. Robert MichelR-IL-18
- Rep. Edwin BethuneR-AR-2
- Rep. Floyd SpenceR-SC-2
- Rep. Jack KempR-NY-31
- Rep. Edwin ZschauR-CA-12
- Rep. Lynn MartinR-IL-16
Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-35- Rep. William BroomfieldR-MI-18
- Rep. Donald RitterR-PA-15
- Rep. Larry HopkinsR-KY-6
- Rep. William LoweryR-CA-41
- Rep. John KasichR-OH-12
- Rep. Bob McEwenR-OH-6
- Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
- Rep. Charles PashayanR-CA-17
- Rep. James MartinR-NC-9
- Rep. Larry WinnR-KS-3
- Rep. Robert WhittakerR-KS-5
- Rep. Robert LagomarsinoR-CA-19
- Rep. Mickey EdwardsR-OK-5
- Rep. Newton GingrichR-GA-6
- Rep. Tom BlileyR-VA-3
- Rep. Marjorie HoltR-MD-4
- Rep. Edwin ForsytheR-NJ-13
Rep. John McCainR-AZ-1- Rep. Clay ShawR-FL-15
- Rep. Joseph SkeenR-NM-2
- Rep. James RobinsonR-VA-7
Rep. Trent LottR-MS-5- Rep. Bill EmersonR-MO-8
Rep. Duncan HunterR-CA-45- Rep. George GekasR-PA-17
- Rep. John ErlenbornR-IL-13
- Rep. Hal DaubR-NE-2
- Rep. Michael OxleyR-OH-4
- Rep. Bill ThomasR-CA-20
Rep. Daniel CoatsR-IN-4- Rep. James BroyhillR-NC-10
- Rep. Clarence MillerR-OH-10
- Rep. Thomas CorcoranR-IL-14
- Rep. Thomas KindnessR-OH-8
- Rep. William DickinsonR-AL-2
- Rep. Eugene ChappieR-CA-2
- Rep. Mark SiljanderR-MI-4
- Rep. Michael BilirakisR-FL-9
- Rep. Bill McCollumR-FL-5
- Rep. Mike DeWineR-OH-7
- Rep. Eldon RuddR-AZ-4
- Rep. John WeberR-MN-2
- Rep. Kenneth KramerR-CO-5
- Rep. Ron PackardR-CA-43
- Rep. Bud ShusterR-PA-9
- Rep. Thomas LoefflerR-TX-21
Rep. Judd GreggR-NH-2- Rep. William FrenzelR-MN-3
- Rep. Delbert LattaR-OH-5
- Rep. Alfred McCandlessR-CA-37
Rep. Pat RobertsR-KS-1- Rep. John HilerR-IN-3
- Rep. Carlos MoorheadR-CA-22
Rep. James SensenbrennerR-WI-9- Rep. Barbara VucanovichR-NV-2
- Rep. Jack FieldsR-TX-8
- Rep. Hank BrownR-CO-4
- Rep. Steve BartlettR-TX-3
- Rep. Bill ArcherR-TX-7
- Rep. Connie MackR-FL-13
Rep. Larry CraigR-ID-1- Rep. Gerald SolomonR-NY-24
- Rep. Dan SchaeferR-CO-6
Rep. Daniel LungrenR-CA-42- Rep. Howard NielsonR-UT-3
- Rep. James HansenR-UT-1
- Rep. Robert BadhamR-CA-40
- Rep. Richard CheneyR-WY
- Rep. Robert WalkerR-PA-16
- Rep. George HansenR-ID-2
Rep. David DreierR-CA-33- Rep. Norman ShumwayR-CA-14
- Rep. Robert StumpR-AZ-3
- Rep. Denny SmithR-OR-5
- Rep. Phil CraneR-IL-12
- Rep. Daniel CraneR-IL-19
- Rep. William DannemeyerR-CA-39
Data notes
The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 463 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Judiciary Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Administrative Law and Governmental Relations Subcommittee
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. 17 actions.
- Jul 23, 1984Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 98-372.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Jul 13, 1984PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Jun 27, 1984FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Committee amendment withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.
- Jun 19, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Judiciary Committee
- Jun 7, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Judiciary Committee
- Nov 15, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
- Nov 14, 1983FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 404 - 0 (Record Vote No: 498).House roll call 498
- Nov 7, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Judiciary Committee
- Nov 1, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Judiciary Committee
- Oct 26, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Administrative Law and Governmental Relations Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Administrative Law and Governmental Relations Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Administrative Law and Governmental Relations Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
- Feb 4, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Administrative Law and Governmental Relations Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
- Jan 3, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Judiciary Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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.