Congressional Reports Elimination Act of 1986
Public Law 99-386 · S. 992 · 99th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Aug 22, 1986 · Congress
Sponsor: Sen. William Cohen (R-ME)
Cosponsors (3): Sen. William Roth, Sen. Lawton Chiles,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- 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.
Congressional Reports Elimination Act of 1986 - Title I: Eliminations - Repeals specified provisions of Federal law requiring certain Federal agencies, States, or the President to submit reports to the Congress.
Title II: Modifications - Amends specified provisions of Federal law to: (1) discontinue requirements for reports to the Congress: (2) combine such reports; (3) reduce the frequency or contents of such reports; (4) change the dates for submission of such reports; and (5) make technical changes.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Oversight and Accountability Committee · House · discharged from, referred toSubcommittee: Military and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Oversight of Government Management Subcommittee
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 16 actions.
- Aug 22, 1986Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 99-386.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Aug 13, 1986PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Aug 9, 1986Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to the House amendment. By Voice Vote.
- Jul 28, 1986FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Mar 25, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Military and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Mar 18, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Mar 14, 1986FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
- Dec 9, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Nov 22, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- May 1, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Oversight of Government Management Subcommittee of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Apr 24, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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.