A bill to extend the provisions of title XII of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, relating to war risk insurance.
Public Law 99-59 · S. 413 · 99th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Jul 3, 1985 · Transportation and Public Works
Sponsor: Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK)
Cosponsors (1): Sen. Daniel Inouye
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to extend from September 30, 1984, to June 30, 1990, the authority of the Secretary of Commerce to provide war risk insurance and reinsurance.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 9 actions.
- Jul 3, 1985Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 99-59.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Jun 26, 1985PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Jun 24, 1985FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- Jun 6, 1985FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Mar 19, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Mar 8, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Feb 6, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation 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.