A bill entitled the "Gladys Noon Spellman Parkway."
Public Law 98-46 · S. 680 · 98th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Jul 12, 1983 · Transportation and Public Works
Sponsor: Sen. Paul Sarbanes (D-MD)
Cosponsors (2): Sen. Charles Mathias, Sen. Spark Matsunaga
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Dedicates the Baltimore-Washington Parkway, in Maryland, to Gladys Noon Spellman. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to erect adjacent to such parkway an appropriate marker commemorating the contribution of Gladys Noon Spellman.
Authorizes appropriations.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation Subcommittee
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 11 actions.
- Jul 12, 1983Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 98-46.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Jul 1, 1983PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Jun 29, 1983FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- Jun 15, 1983FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.
- May 20, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- May 13, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Apr 7, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Mar 3, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources 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.