A bill to authorize appropriations for the Administrative Conference of the United States, and for other purposes.
Public Law 99-470 · H.R. 4588 · 99th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Oct 14, 1986 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Daniel Glickman (D-KS-4)
Cosponsors (1): Rep. Barney Frank
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.
Increases the authorized membership of the Administrative Conference of the United States from 91 members to 101 members.
Authorizes appropriations for the Conference for FY 1986 through 1990.
Limits the availability of funds for official reception and entertainment expenses for foreign dignitaries.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Judiciary Committee · Senate · discharged from, referred toSubcommittee: Human Rights and the Law Subcommittee
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 12 actions.
- Oct 14, 1986Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 99-470.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 2, 1986PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Sep 29, 1986FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Judiciary Committee
- Jun 2, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Human Rights and the Law Subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee
- May 21, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
- May 19, 1986FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- May 15, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Judiciary Committee
- May 6, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Judiciary Committee
- Apr 15, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Judiciary Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
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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.