A joint resolution extending the time within which the President may transmit the Budget Message and the Economic Report to the Congress and extending the time within which the Joint Economic Committee shall file its report.
Public Law 99-1 · S.J.Res. 6 · 99th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Jan 9, 1985 · Economics and Public Finance
Sponsor: Sen. Robert Dole (R-KS)
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.
Extends the deadlines by which: (1) the President must transmit to the Congress the budget, economic report, and current programs and activities estimates for FY 1986; and (2) the Joint Economic Committee must transmit to the Committees on the Budget of both Houses of the Congress its economic evaluation of such current programs and activities estimates.
Committees
The record shows no committee referral for this bill.
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 6 actions.
- Jan 9, 1985Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 99-1.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Jan 8, 1985PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Jan 3, 1985FloorFloor · Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- 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.