A bill to amend title 28 of the United States Code to make certain changes with respect to the participation of judges of the Court of International Trade in judicial conferences and for other purposes.
Public Law 99-466 · H.R. 2183 · 99th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Oct 14, 1986 · Law
Sponsor: Rep. Peter Rodino (D-NJ-10)
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.
Amends Federal law to allow the chief judge of the Court of International Trade or his designee to attend the Judicial Conference of the United States.
Authorizes the chief judge of the Court of International Trade annually to summon judges of such court to a judicial conference for the purpose of considering its business and improvements in the administration of justice.
Permits U.S. marshals for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York to act as marshals of the Court of International Trade when it sits in these districts.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Judiciary Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee
Judiciary Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Human Rights and the Law Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 16 actions.
- Oct 14, 1986Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 99-466.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 2, 1986PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Sep 29, 1986FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Sep 24, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Judiciary Committee
- Sep 19, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Judiciary Committee
- Dec 13, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Human Rights and the Law Subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee
- Dec 10, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
- Dec 9, 1985FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Nov 21, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Judiciary Committee
- Nov 19, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Judiciary Committee
- Nov 13, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
- May 7, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
- Apr 23, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Judiciary 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.