The 97th United States Congress first met in Washington, D.C. on January 3, 1981 and it ended on January 3, 1983. It was a meeting of the United States Congress, composed by the House and the Senate, as the primary organ of the Legislative Branch.
Texas Band of Kickapoo Act25 U.S.C. § 1300 : US Code – Section 1300: Distribution of funds; attorney fees and expenses
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An act to authorize the use of education block grant funds to teach the principles of citizenship was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 1982-03-02 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 97 United States Congress by Charles Edward Bennett…
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An Act to amend the Community Services Block Grant Act to clarify the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to designate community action agencies for certain community action programs administered by the Secretary for fiscal year 1982, and for other purposes was, as …
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An Act to recognize the organization known as the Italian American War Veterans of the United States was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 1981-10-14 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 97 United States Congress by Frank Annunzio in …
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A joint resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Government of the Soviet Union should respect the rights of its citizens to practice their religion and to emigrate, and that these matters should be among the issues raised at the 38th meeting of the United Nations Commission…
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Energy Emergency Preparedness Act of 1982 was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 1982-04-01 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 97 United States Congress by James Albertus Mcclure in relation with:
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An Act to extend the Aviation Insurance Program for 5 years was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 1982-03-23 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 97 United States Congress by Norman Y. Mineta in relation with:
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A joint resolution authorizing and requesting the President to issue a proclamation designating the week of August 1, 1982 through August 7, 1982 as "National Purple Heart Week" was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 1982-06-23 in the House of C…
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An Act to designate the building known as the Lincoln Federal Building and Courthouse in Lincoln, Nebraska, as the "Robert V. Denney Federal Building and Courthouse" was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 1981-10-27 in the House of Commons and …
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An Act for the relief of Shinji Oniki was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 1981-02-06 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 97 United States Congress by George Edward Brown in relation with:
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A joint resolution to correct P.L. 97-12 due to an error in the enrollment of H.R. 3512 was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 1981-06-15 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 97 United States Congress by Jamie Lloyd Whitten in relation …
Congress Public Law 97-331, Oct. 15, 1982, 96 United States Statutes at Large 1619…
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An Act to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide training opportunities for employees under the Office of the Architect of the Capitol and the Botanic Garden, and for other purposes was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 1981-12-09 in the House of…
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An Act to amend the expiration date of section 252 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 1981-07-14 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 97 United States Congress by James Albertus Mcclure in …
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An Act to extend the lease terms of Federal oil and gas leases, W66245, W66246, W66247, and W62250 was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 1982-03-01 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 97 United States Congress by Edwin Jacob (jake) G…
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A joint resolution to designate April 19, 1982, as "Dutch-American Friendship Day" was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 1982-02-24 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 97 United States Congress by William Vollie (bill) Alexa…
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An Act to recognize the organization known as Former Members of Congress was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 1982-12-15 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 97 United States Congress by Sam Blakeley Hall in relation with:
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A joint resolution to provide for the designation of April 17 to April 23, 1983, as "National Coin Week" was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 1982-06-22 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 97 United States Congress by Frank…
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A joint resolution to grant official recognition to the International Ballet Competition was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 1981-11-12 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 97 United States Congress by Charles Wayne Dowdy in relation…
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An Act to extend until October 1, 1983, the authority and authorization of appropriations for certain programs under the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 1982-03-02 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of th…
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A joint resolution to provide for the designation of July 9, 1982, and April 9, 1983, as "National P.O.W.-M.I.A. Recognition Day." was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 1982-03-08 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 97 Unite…
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Fisheries Amendments of 1982 was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 1981-06-17 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 97 United States Congress by John Berlinger Breaux in relation with:
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Congress Public Law 97-88, Dec. 4, 1981, 95 United States Statutes at Large 1135…
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An act to designate the building known as the Federal Building and United States Courthouse in Greenville, South Carolina, as the "Clement F. Haynsworth, Jr Federal Building", the building known as the Quincy Post Office in Quincy, Massachusetts, as the "James A. Burke Po…
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An Act for the relief of Carole Joy Maxfield-Raynor and Bruce Sherlock Maxfield-Raynor, wife and husband, and their children: Charlton Bruce Maxfield-Raynor and Maxine Anne Maxfield-Raynor was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 1981-03-17 in the House of…
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Refugee Assistance Amendments of 1982 was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 1982-03-17 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 97 United States Congress by Peter Wallace Rodino in relation with:
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A joint resolution to provide for the designation of the week of December 12, 1982 through December 18, 1982 as "National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week." was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 1982-09-10 in the House of Commons and Se…
White House Conference on Productivity Act15 U.S.C. § 2401 : US Code – Section 2401: Congressional findings
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A joint resolution designating February 11, 1983, "National Inventors' Day" was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 1982-01-28 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 97 United States Congress by Charles Mccurdy Mathias in rel…
Congress Public Law 97-104, Dec. 23, 1981, 95 United States Statutes at Large 1491…
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An Act to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide additional standards for determining the amount of space to be programmed for military retirees and their dependents in medical facilities of the uniformed services, and for other purposes was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece…
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An Act for the relief of Hanife Frantz was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 1981-02-25 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 97 United States Congress by Edwin Ruthvin Bethune in relation with:
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An Act to authorize the Secretary of the Army to return to the Federal Republic of Germany certain works of art seized by the United States Army at the end of World War II was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 1981-09-29 in the House of Commons and Sena…
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A joint resolution designating August 13, 1981, as "National Blinded Veterans Recognition Day" was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 1981-04-08 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 97 United States Congress by Alan Kooi Simps…
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A joint resolution to designate the week commencing with the fourth Monday in June 1982 as "National NCO/Petty Officer Week" was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 1982-06-23 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 97 United Stat…
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An original Act to authorize the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate subject to the approval of the Committee on Rules and Administration, to enter into contracts which provide for the making of advance payments for computer programming services was, as a bill, a proposal (no…
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An act to amend the Military Personnel and Civilian Employees' Claims Act of 1964 to increase from $15,000 to $25,000 the maximum amount that the United States may pay in settlement of a claim under Section 3 of that Act was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) intro…
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An act to extend for three additional years the provisions of the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 relating to the reimbursement of United States commercial fishermen for certain losses incurred incident to the seizure of their vessels by foreign nations; and for other purposes wa…
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An Act to revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to money and finance, as title 31, United States Code, "Money and Finance" was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 1982-04-21 in the House…
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An original Act to amend the National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere Act of 1977 to authorize appropriations to carry out the provisions of such Act for fiscal year 1982, and for other purposes was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 1981-05-…
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A act to provide for protection of the John Sack cabin, Targhee National Forest in the State of Idaho was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 1981-03-23 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 97 United States Congress by James Albertus Mcc…
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An Act to amend the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to accept the payment of monetary penalties for certain admitted and infrequent violations involving misrepresentation under such Act, and for other purposes was, as a bill, a pro…
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A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating May 3 through May 10, 1981, as "Jewish Heritage Week" was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 1981-02-03 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively…
Congress Public Law 97-96, Dec. 21, 1981, 95 United States Statutes at Large 1207…
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An act to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide preferential treatment in the admission of certain children of United States citizens was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 1981-10-01 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the …