Department of Labor Executive Level Conforming Amendments of 1986
Public Law 99-619 · S. 2864 · 99th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Nov 6, 1986 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
Cosponsors: None
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.
Department of Labor Executive Level Conforming Amendments of 1986 - Provides that the position of Under Secretary of Labor shall be replaced by that of Deputy Secretary of Labor.
Provides for ten Assistant Secretaries of Labor, one of whom shall be the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training (replacing the position of Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment).
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. 10 actions.
- Nov 6, 1986Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 99-619.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 30, 1986PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 16, 1986FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- Oct 10, 1986FloorFloor · Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
- Sep 24, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Reported original measure by Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
- Jun 25, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
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.