A bill to authorize appropriations for the maritime construction differential subsidy for fiscal year 1984, to promote a strong United States merchant marine, and for other purposes.

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The record's latest action, on October 6, 1983: Executive Comment Received From Navy.

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In the 98th Congress (1983-84), 623 of the 10,560 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 5.9 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.

This one has no outstanding steps listed above.

No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.

A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.

JOHN MCKERNAN (R-ME) introduced it on April 5, 1983, and 10 members have since signed on as cosponsors.

They come from both major parties: 7 Democrats, 3 Republicans.

Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.

It was introduced on April 5, 1983, 15865 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 15681 days ago, on October 6, 1983.

Measures do not carry over. Anything the 98th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1985 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.