A bill to authorize appropriations for activities under the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974.
Public Law 99-97 · S. 818 · 99th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Sep 26, 1985 · Emergency Management
Sponsor: Sen. Slade Gorton (R-WA)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseUnanimous consent
- 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.
(Senate agreed to House amendment with an amendment)
Amends the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for FY 1986.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Science, Space, and Technology Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Science, Research and Technology Subcommittee
Data notes
A committee links to its page only where it exists in the current Congress; older and renamed committees are named without a link.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 18 actions.
- Sep 26, 1985Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 99-97.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Sep 19, 1985PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Sep 17, 1985Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Agreed to Senate Amendments to House Amendments by Unanimous Consent.
- Jul 31, 1985Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate concurred in the House amendment with an amendment (sp571) by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
- Jun 24, 1985FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- May 21, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Science, Space, and Technology Committee
- May 14, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Science, Space, and Technology Committee
- Apr 30, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Science, Research and Technology Subcommittee of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Science, Research and Technology Subcommittee of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee
- Apr 29, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Science, Research and Technology Subcommittee of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee
- Apr 25, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Science, Space, and Technology Committee
- Apr 17, 1985FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
- Apr 15, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Apr 2, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Mar 28, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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.