Christopher Columbus Quincentenary Jubilee Act
Public Law 98-375 · H.R. 1492 · 98th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Aug 7, 1984 · Commemorations
Sponsor: Rep. Peter Rodino (D-NJ-10)
Cosponsors (4): Rep. Silvio Conte, Rep. Robert Garcia,
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 279 yea, 130 nay279–130
- 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.
Christopher Columbus Quincentenary Jubilee Act - Establishes the Christopher Columbus Quincentenary Jubilee Commission to plan, encourage, coordinate, and conduct the commemoration of the voyages of Christopher Columbus. Directs the Commission to submit recommendations to Congress within two years after the first meeting. Directs the President to recommend appropriate legislative and administrative actions.
Requires the Commission to report annually to Congress on its activities, including an accounting of funds received and expended.
Provides for cooperative efforts of Federal agencies and departments, including the Librarian of Congress.
Authorizes appropriations to remain available until November 15, 1992.
Requires the Commission to make a final report to Congress no later than November 15, 1992, and terminates the Commission on such date.
Recognizes the World's Fair to be held in Chicago, Illinois, and Seville, Spain, in 1992 as a major highlight of the quincentenary celebration.
Who voted for it
Every House member of the 98th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 279 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
279 yea130 nay24 present or did not vote
Democrats who voted yea(209)
- 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. William FordD-MI-15
- 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. James OberstarD-MN-8- 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. Esteban TorresD-CA-34
Rep. Barbara BoxerD-CA-6- Rep. Ronald DellumsD-CA-8
- Rep. Thomas FogliettaD-PA-1
- Rep. James HowardD-NJ-3
- Rep. Michael LowryD-WA-7
- 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. George BrownD-CA-36
- Rep. Robert KastenmeierD-WI-2
- 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. Nicholas MavroulesD-MA-6
- Rep. Thomas DowneyD-NY-2
- Rep. Thomas FoleyD-WA-5
- Rep. Tom LantosD-CA-11
- Rep. Richard LehmanD-CA-18
- Rep. Lane EvansD-IL-17
- Rep. Robert BorskiD-PA-3
- Rep. Gerry StuddsD-MA-10
- Rep. James ScheuerD-NY-8
- 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. Stephen SolarzD-NY-13
- Rep. Bruce MorrisonD-CT-3
- Rep. William RatchfordD-CT-5
- Rep. Frank AnnunzioD-IL-11
- Rep. Gillis LongD-LA-8
- Rep. Dick GephardtD-MO-3
- 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. 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. John MurthaD-PA-12- Rep. Don BonkerD-WA-3
- Rep. William RichardsonD-NM-3
- Rep. Jim MoodyD-WI-5
- Rep. James FlorioD-NJ-1
- 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. Jamie WhittenD-MS-1
- Rep. Jim BatesD-CA-44
- Rep. Francis McCloskeyD-IN-8
- 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. Jerry KleczkaD-WI-4
- 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. Joseph MinishD-NJ-11
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. Edward FeighanD-OH-19
- Rep. Douglas WalgrenD-PA-18
- Rep. Don FuquaD-FL-2
- Rep. Martin RussoD-IL-3
- 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. Ike AndrewsD-NC-4
- Rep. Patricia SchroederD-CO-1
- Rep. Les AuCoinD-OR-1
- Rep. Charles BrittD-NC-6
- Rep. William ChappellD-FL-4
- Rep. Charles WhitleyD-NC-3
Rep. John SprattD-SC-5
Rep. Richard DurbinD-IL-20- Rep. Daniel MicaD-FL-14
- Rep. Stephen NealD-NC-5
- Rep. Romano MazzoliD-KY-3
- Rep. Robin TallonD-SC-6
- 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. 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. Sam GibbonsD-FL-7
- Rep. Douglas ApplegateD-OH-18
- Rep. William HughesD-NJ-2
- Rep. Buddy MacKayD-FL-6
- Rep. Tim ValentineD-NC-2
- Rep. Buddy DardenD-GA-7
- Rep. Charles BennettD-FL-3
- Rep. Jack HightowerD-TX-13
- Rep. Elliott LevitasD-GA-4
Rep. Bill NelsonD-FL-11- Rep. Earl HuttoD-FL-1
- Rep. William NicholsD-AL-3
- Rep. Druie BarnardD-GA-10
- Rep. Thomas HuckabyD-LA-5
- Rep. Tommy VandergriffD-TX-26
Rep. Richard ShelbyD-AL-7
Republicans who voted yea(70)
- 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. John McKernanR-ME-1
- Rep. Nancy JohnsonR-CT-6
- Rep. Thomas RidgeR-PA-21
- Rep. Marge RoukemaR-NJ-5
- Rep. George O’BrienR-IL-4
- Rep. Harold SawyerR-MI-5
- 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. David MartinR-NY-26
Rep. Don YoungR-AK- Rep. John PorterR-IL-10
- Rep. Edward MadiganR-IL-15
Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10- Rep. Raymond McGrathR-NY-5
- Rep. Chalmers WylieR-OH-15
- Rep. Stanford ParrisR-VA-8
- Rep. George WortleyR-NY-27
Rep. W. Bill YoungR-FL-8- Rep. James CourterR-NJ-12
- Rep. Gene TaylorR-MO-7
- Rep. Thomas LewisR-FL-12
- Rep. Toby RothR-WI-8
- Rep. Herbert BatemanR-VA-1
- Rep. Manuel LujánR-NM-1
- Rep. William CarneyR-NY-1
- Rep. Richard SchulzeR-PA-5
- Rep. Robert SmithR-OR-2
- Rep. Robert MichelR-IL-18
- Rep. Jack KempR-NY-31
- Rep. Lynn MartinR-IL-16
Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-35- Rep. Donald RitterR-PA-15
- 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. Clay ShawR-FL-15
Rep. Trent LottR-MS-5- Rep. John ErlenbornR-IL-13
- Rep. Hal DaubR-NE-2
- Rep. James BroyhillR-NC-10
- Rep. Thomas KindnessR-OH-8
- Rep. William DickinsonR-AL-2
- Rep. Bill McCollumR-FL-5
- Rep. Bud ShusterR-PA-9
- Rep. Barber ConableR-NY-30
- Rep. Gerald SolomonR-NY-24
Data notes
The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 782 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.
Post Office and Civil Service Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Census and Population 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. 24 actions.
- Aug 7, 1984Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 98-375.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Aug 3, 1984PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Jul 25, 1984Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Agreed to Conference Report by Yea-Nay Vote: 279 - 130 (Record Vote No: 315).House roll call 315
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in House: House Agreed to Conference Report by Yea-Nay Vote: 279 - 130 (Record Vote No: 315).House roll call 315
- Jun 28, 1984Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference Report 98-876 Filed in House.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed: Conference Report 98-876 Filed in House.
- Jun 27, 1984Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report considered in Senate.
- Jun 26, 1984Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conferees agreed to file conference report.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.
- Jun 21, 1984Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to request for conference. Appointed conferees. Thurmond; Mathias; Biden.
- FloorFloor · Senate insists on its amendments by Voice Vote.
- May 10, 1984Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Requested a Conference and Speaker Appointed Conferees: Ford (MI), Garcia, Hall (IN), Taylor, Courter.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Disagreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.
- Feb 1, 1984FloorFloor · Passed Senate in lieu of S. 500 with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 67-23. Record Vote No: 4.Senate roll call 4
- Jun 21, 1983FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 288 - 123 (Record Vote No: 203).House roll call 203
- May 16, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- May 11, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Census and Population Subcommittee of the House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- Feb 28, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Census and Population Subcommittee of the House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- Feb 15, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Post Office and Civil Service 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.