A bill to extend the Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) program under the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973.

H.R. 4116 in the 99th Congress (1985–1986) became law — introduced on Feb 4, 1986, sponsored by John Williams. Congress held 6 roll call votes on it.

During the 99th Congress (1985–1986), Ronald Reagan was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.

Status: Became law
Introduced: Feb 4, 1986
Policy area: Social welfare
Public law: Public Law 99-551

Sponsor

John Williams (D-MT)

Where it stands

IntroducedFeb 4, 1986
Passed the HouseYes
Passed the SenateYes
Sent to the PresidentYes
Became lawOct 27, 1986

Every roll call vote on this bill

To adopt H RES 463, the rule permitting house consideration of HR 4116, a bill to extend the volunteers in…House · Jun 5, 1986
To amend HR 4116, a bill to extend the volunteers in service to america (vista) program, to limit the fiscal…House · Jun 17, 1986
To amend HR 4116, to limit the vista volunteer service years for 1987, 1988 and 1989 to 2,400.House · Jun 17, 1986
To pass HR 4116, a bill to extend for three years the volunteers in service to america (vista) program under…House · Jun 17, 1986
To adopt H RES 568, the rule waiving certain points of order against the conference report on HR 4116.House · Oct 2, 1986
To accept the conference report on HR 4116, a bill to extend and improve the domestic volunteer service act…House · Oct 2, 1986

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