A bill making appropriations to provide emergency expenditures to meet neglected urgent needs, to protect and add to the national wealth, resulting in not make-work but productive jobs for women and men and to help provide for the indigent and homeless for the fiscal year 1983, and for other purposes.

H.R. 1718 in the 98th Congress (1983–1984) became law — introduced on Mar 1, 1983, sponsored by Jamie Whitten. Congress held 25 roll call votes on it.

During the 98th Congress (1983–1984), Ronald Reagan was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.

Status: Became law
Introduced: Mar 1, 1983
Policy area: Social welfare
Public law: Public Law 98-8

Sponsor

Jamie Whitten (D-MS)

Where it stands

IntroducedMar 1, 1983
Passed the HouseYes
Passed the SenateYes
Sent to the PresidentYes
Became lawMar 24, 1983

Every roll call vote on this bill

To order the previous question on H. RES. 113, the rule under which H.R. 1718 is to be considered. H.R. 1718…House · Mar 3, 1983
To adopt H. RES. 113, the rule under which H.R. 1718 is to be considered. (motion passed)House · Mar 3, 1983
To amend H.R. 1718 by providing that 75 percent of the funding for job creation in the bill must be spent in…House · Mar 3, 1983
To recommit H.R. 1718 to the committee on appropriations with instructions to report it back forthwith…House · Mar 3, 1983
To pass H.R. 1718. (motion passed)House · Mar 3, 1983
To amend H.R. 1718, fiscal 1983 emergency supplemental appropriations for the unemployment trust fund, by…Senate · Mar 9, 1983
To table the abdnor amendment to H.R. 1718. The abdnor amendment revises the formula for allocating…Senate · Mar 9, 1983
To table the hatfield amendment to the abdnor amendment to H.R. 1718. The abdnor amendment makes all states…Senate · Mar 10, 1983
To amend H.R. 1718 by providing an additional $1.6 billion in emergency assistance to meet neglected urgent…Senate · Mar 11, 1983
To amend H.R. 1718 by amending the unemployment insurance act to provide ten weeks of supplemental…Senate · Mar 11, 1983
To amend the ford amendment to H.R. 1718 with a perfecting amendment. The ford amendment amends the…Senate · Mar 11, 1983
To amend H.R. 1718 to require that installment payments of revenue sharing allocations be paid at the…Senate · Mar 14, 1983
To amend H.R. 1718 to increase funds for health services for the disadvantaged and unemployed. (motion…Senate · Mar 14, 1983
To amend H.R. 1718 to strike appropriations for all programs in the bill other than advances to the…Senate · Mar 14, 1983
To amend H.R. 1718 to strike the provisions of title i other than those relating to military construction…Senate · Mar 14, 1983
To amend H.R. 1718 to make reductions in certain programs in title i. (motion failed) see note(s) 1Senate · Mar 14, 1983
To amend H.R. 1718 to reduce funds for the army corps of engineers and the bureau of reclamation and to…Senate · Mar 15, 1983
To instruct the sergeant-at-arms to request the attendance of absent senators during consideration of H.R…Senate · Mar 16, 1983
To close debate on H.R. 1718. (motion failed;3/5 required) see note(s) 1Senate · Mar 16, 1983
To close debate on the kasten amendment to H.R. 1718. The kasten amendment repeals the withholding of tax…Senate · Mar 16, 1983
To pass H.R. 1718. (motion passed) see note(s) 1Senate · Mar 17, 1983
To agree to the conference report on H.R. 1718, emergency supplemental appropriations for 1983. (motion…House · Mar 22, 1983
To agree to a motion to recede from disagreement to a Senate amendment to H.R. 1718 (the Senate amendment…House · Mar 22, 1983
To adopt the conference report on H.R. 1718, a bill appropriating funds to provide for emergency…Senate · Mar 22, 1983
To table the heinz appeal of the ruling of the chair that a heinz amendment, offered to an amendment to H.R…Senate · Mar 22, 1983

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