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A bill granting the consent of Congress to an amendment to the Delaware River Basin Compact.

Public Law 98-490 · H.R. 5782 · 98th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Oct 17, 1984 · Government Operations and Politics

Sponsor: Rep. William Hughes (D-NJ-2)

Cosponsors: None

Passage votes

  • HouseVoice vote
  • SenateVoice vote
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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Grants the consent of Congress to an amendment to the Delaware River Basin Compact pertaining to interest on bonds.

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
  • Judiciary Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported by
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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 15 actions.

  1. Oct 17, 1984Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 98-490.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Oct 5, 1984PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Oct 3, 1984FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
  5. Sep 28, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Judiciary Committee
  6. CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Judiciary Committee
  7. Sep 25, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
  8. Sep 24, 1984FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
  9. CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Judiciary Committee
  10. Sep 18, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Judiciary Committee
  11. Aug 9, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Administrative Law and Governmental Relations Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
  12. CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Administrative Law and Governmental Relations Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
  13. Jun 12, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Administrative Law and Governmental Relations Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
  14. Jun 6, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Judiciary Committee
  15. 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.