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S. 2185 — An act to authorize the acceptance and use of bequests and gifts for disaster relief. | PoliFocus

S. 218596th Congress

An act to authorize the acceptance and use of bequests and gifts for disaster relief.

A bill to authorize the Federal Emergency Management Agency to accept a bequest to the United States Government of approximately $500,000.

Subjects

Emergency Management

Summary

(Measure passed Senate, amended)

Authorizes the President to accept and use gifts or bequests for purposes of the Disaster Relief Act of 1974.

Requires all sums received under this Act to be deposited into a separate Treasury Fund. Allows the Secretary of the Treasury to invest excess monies of such fund in public debt securities.

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Legislative Actions

1980-07-02
Reported to Senate from the Committee on Governmental Affairs with amendment, S. Rept. 96-845.
1980-07-21
Call of calendar in Senate.
1980-07-21
Measure considered in Senate.
1980-07-21
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Measure passed Senate, amended.
1980-07-21
Measure passed Senate, amended.
1980-07-23
Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
1980-09-29
Reported to House from the Committee on Public Works and Transportation, H. Rept. 96-1431.
1980-09-29
Reported to House from the Committee on Public Works and Transportation, H. Rept. 96-1431.
1980-09-30
Measure called up by unanimous consent in House.
1980-09-30
Measure considered in House.
1980-09-30
Passed/agreed to in House: Measure passed House.
1980-09-30
Measure passed House.
1980-10-01
Measure enrolled in House.
1980-10-01
Measure enrolled in Senate.
1980-10-02
Measure presented to President.
1980-10-02
Measure presented to President.
1980-10-13
Signed by President.
1980-10-13
Signed by President.
1980-10-13
Public Law 96-446.
1980-10-13
Public Law 96-446.

Enacted as Public Law 96-446

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