A bill to designate the Delta States Research Center in Stoneville, Mississippi, as the "Jamie Whitten Delta States Research Center".
Public Law 98-488 · H.R. 5513 · 98th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Oct 17, 1984 · Commemorations
Sponsor: Rep. Sonny Montgomery (D-MS-3)
Cosponsors (3): Rep. Trent Lott, Rep. William Franklin,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Designates the Delta States Research Center in Stoneville, Mississippi, as the Jamie Whitten Delta States Research Center.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Agriculture Committee · House · referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee; Forests, Family Farms, and Energy Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 13 actions.
- Oct 17, 1984Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 98-488.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 5, 1984PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 3, 1984FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Oct 2, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
- Sep 25, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
- Sep 24, 1984FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Agriculture Committee
- Apr 30, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Forests, Family Farms, and Energy Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee
- Apr 25, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Agriculture Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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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.