An original bill to authorize appropriations for the military functions of the Department of Defense and to prescribe personnel levels for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1986, to authorize certain construction at military installations for such fiscal year, to authorize appropriations for the Department of Energy for national security programs for such fiscal year, and for other purpose

S. 1160 in the 99th Congress (1985–1986) became law — introduced on May 16, 1985, sponsored by Barry Goldwater. Congress held 29 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: May 16, 1985
Policy area: Defense
Public law: Public Law 99-145

Sponsor

Barry Goldwater (R-AZ)

Where it stands

IntroducedMay 16, 1985
Passed the SenateYes
Passed the HouseYes
Sent to the PresidentYes
Became lawNov 8, 1985

Every roll call vote on this bill

To amend S 1160, a bill making defense department authorizations for fiscal 1986, to limit employment of…Senate · May 20, 1985
(continued) to amend S. 1160 to provide improved procurement procedures for the department of defense.Senate · May 20, 1985
To amend S. 1160 to delete funds for the production of MX missiles.Senate · May 21, 1985
To amend S 1160 to provide that the department of defense shall undertake a study to determine what effect…Senate · May 21, 1985
To amend S. 1160 to express the sense of the Senate that the President of the United States and the…Senate · May 21, 1985
To table the glenn, oh) amendment to S 1160, to restore funds for the defense military retirement fund and…Senate · May 21, 1985
To amend S. 1160 to eliminate funds for the battleship reactivation program and increase funds for naval…Senate · May 22, 1985
To amend S. 1160 to promote an international ban on the production and stockpiling of lethal binary chemical…Senate · May 22, 1985
To amend S. 1160 to strike section 722 of the bill in order to limit authority to close and realign military…Senate · May 23, 1985
To amend S 1160 to provide that the administration must United States code, to provide that the…Senate · May 23, 1985
To amend S. 1160 to impose certain restrictions on the MX missile program.Senate · May 23, 1985
To amend S. 1160 to provide that if a contractor submits for reimbursement any cost for which there is clear…Senate · May 24, 1985
To amend S. 1160 to establish a moratorium during fiscal years 1985 and 1986 on the testing of…Senate · May 24, 1985
To amend S. 1160 to bar the testing of the anti-satellite missile against a target in space unless the…Senate · May 24, 1985
To amend S. 1160 to reduce funds authorizred for the strategic defense initiative and increase funds for…Senate · Jun 4, 1985
To amend S. 1160 to reduce funds authorized for the strategic defense initiative and impose certain…Senate · Jun 4, 1985
To amend S. 1160 to reduce the funds authorized for research, development, test, and evaluation under the…Senate · Jun 4, 1985
To amend S. 1160 to provide that, of the funds authorized for the strategic defense initiative, $800,000,000…Senate · Jun 4, 1985
To amend S. 1160 to express the sense of the Senate that there should be established a strategic defense…Senate · Jun 4, 1985
To amend S. 1160 to strike the davis-bacon provisions regulating hourly wages for construction workers from…Senate · Jun 4, 1985
To table a motion to reconsider the vote by which the kennedy, ma) amendment to S 1160 was rejected.Senate · Jun 4, 1985
To amend S. 1160 to provide an overriding, exclusive authorization for strategic defense initiative programs…Senate · Jun 4, 1985
To amend S 1160 to express the sense of the Senate that the U.S. Should take appropriate responses to the…Senate · Jun 5, 1985
To pass S 1160, department of defense authorizations for fiscal 1986.Senate · Jun 5, 1985
To instruct the house conferees to insist on language in the house amendment to S. 1160. This house…House · Jul 11, 1985
To amend H R 1555 to close the conference to the public on S. 1160 at such times as classified national…House · Jul 11, 1985
To adopt the conference report on S 1160, the department of defense, and the department of energy military…Senate · Jul 30, 1985
To approve H R 3606, a bill that clarifies how to apply the section of the United States code that is…House · Oct 29, 1985
To approve H RES 299 to waive all points of order against the conference report on S 1160. The bill…House · Oct 29, 1985

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