Amendment97th Congress
61
- Amendment Number
- 61
- Purpose
- To extend for three years the period in which Vietnam era veterans may request readjustment counseling and related mental health services.
- Congress
- 97
- Type
- SAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Jun 16, 1981
- Latest Action Text
- Amendment agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 99-0. Record Vote No: 152.
- Proposed Date
- Jun 15, 1981
- Submitted Date
- Jun 9, 1981
- Chamber
- Senate
- Update Date
- Aug 14, 2021
- Party
- R
- State
- RI
- Full Name
- Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI]
- Last Name
- CHAFEE
- First Name
- JOHN
- Bioguide Id
- C000269
- Middle Name
- HUBBARD
- Party
- D
- State
- CA
- Full Name
- Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA]
- Last Name
- CRANSTON
- First Name
- ALAN
- Bioguide Id
- C000877
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 9, 1981
- Is Original Cosponsor
- Yes
- Party
- R
- State
- MO
- Full Name
- Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO]
- Last Name
- DANFORTH
- First Name
- JOHN
- Bioguide Id
- D000030
- Middle Name
- CLAGGETT
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 9, 1981
- Is Original Cosponsor
- Yes
- Party
- R
- State
- KS
- Full Name
- Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS]
- Last Name
- DOLE
- First Name
- ROBERT
- Bioguide Id
- D000401
- Middle Name
- JOSEPH
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 9, 1981
- Is Original Cosponsor
- Yes
- Party
- R
- State
- PA
- Full Name
- Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA]
- Last Name
- HEINZ
- First Name
- HENRY
- Bioguide Id
- H000456
- Middle Name
- JOHN
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 9, 1981
- Is Original Cosponsor
- Yes
- Party
- R
- State
- ND
- Full Name
- Sen. Andrews, Mark [R-ND]
- Last Name
- ANDREWS
- First Name
- MARK
- Bioguide Id
- A000208
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 9, 1981
- Is Original Cosponsor
- Yes
- Party
- D
- State
- DE
- Full Name
- Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE]
- Last Name
- BIDEN
- First Name
- JOSEPH
- Bioguide Id
- B000444
- Middle Name
- ROBINETTE
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 9, 1981
- Is Original Cosponsor
- Yes
- Party
- R
- State
- MN
- Full Name
- Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN]
- Last Name
- BOSCHWITZ
- First Name
- RUDOLF
- Bioguide Id
- B000647
- Middle Name
- ELY
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 9, 1981
- Is Original Cosponsor
- Yes
- Party
- D
- State
- FL
- Full Name
- Sen. Chiles, Lawton [D-FL]
- Last Name
- CHILES
- First Name
- LAWTON
- Bioguide Id
- C000356
- Middle Name
- MAINOR
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 9, 1981
- Is Original Cosponsor
- Yes
- Party
- D
- State
- AZ
- Full Name
- Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ]
- Last Name
- DECONCINI
- First Name
- DENNIS
- Bioguide Id
- D000185
- Middle Name
- WEBSTER
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 9, 1981
- Is Original Cosponsor
- Yes
- Party
- D
- State
- CT
- Full Name
- Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT]
- Last Name
- DODD
- First Name
- CHRISTOPHER
- Bioguide Id
- D000388
- Middle Name
- JOHN
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 9, 1981
- Is Original Cosponsor
- Yes
- Party
- R
- State
- MN
- Full Name
- Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN]
- Last Name
- DURENBERGER
- First Name
- DAVID
- Bioguide Id
- D000566
- Middle Name
- FERDINAND
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 9, 1981
- Is Original Cosponsor
- Yes
- Party
- D
- State
- NE
- Full Name
- Sen. Exon, J. James [D-NE]
- Last Name
- EXON
- First Name
- JOHN
- Bioguide Id
- E000284
- Middle Name
- JAMES
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 9, 1981
- Is Original Cosponsor
- Yes
- Party
- R
- State
- AZ
- Full Name
- Sen. Goldwater, Barry [R-AZ]
- Last Name
- GOLDWATER
- First Name
- BARRY
- Bioguide Id
- G000267
- Middle Name
- MORRIS
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 9, 1981
- Is Original Cosponsor
- Yes
- Party
- D
- State
- CO
- Full Name
- Sen. Hart, Gary W. [D-CO]
- Last Name
- HART
- First Name
- GARY
- Bioguide Id
- H000287
- Middle Name
- WARREN
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 9, 1981
- Is Original Cosponsor
- Yes
- Party
- R
- State
- OR
- Full Name
- Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR]
- Last Name
- HATFIELD
- First Name
- MARK
- Bioguide Id
- H000343
- Middle Name
- ODOM
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 9, 1981
- Is Original Cosponsor
- Yes
- Party
- D
- State
- KY
- Full Name
- Sen. Huddleston, Walter (Dee) [D-KY]
- Last Name
- HUDDLESTON
- First Name
- WALTER
- Bioguide Id
- H000905
- Middle Name
- DARLINGTON
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 9, 1981
- Is Original Cosponsor
- Yes
- Party
- D
- State
- MA
- Full Name
- Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA]
- Last Name
- KENNEDY
- First Name
- EDWARD
- Bioguide Id
- K000105
- Middle Name
- MOORE
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 9, 1981
- Is Original Cosponsor
- Yes
- Party
- D
- State
- VT
- Full Name
- Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]
- Last Name
- Leahy
- First Name
- Patrick
- Bioguide Id
- L000174
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 9, 1981
- Is Original Cosponsor
- Yes
- Party
- D
- State
- HI
- Full Name
- Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI]
- Last Name
- MATSUNAGA
- First Name
- SPARK
- Bioguide Id
- M000250
- Middle Name
- MASAYUKI
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 9, 1981
- Is Original Cosponsor
- Yes
- Party
- D
- State
- MT
- Full Name
- Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT]
- Last Name
- MELCHER
- First Name
- JOHN
- Bioguide Id
- M000635
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 9, 1981
- Is Original Cosponsor
- Yes
- Party
- D
- State
- ME
- Full Name
- Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME]
- Last Name
- MITCHELL
- First Name
- GEORGE
- Bioguide Id
- M000811
- Middle Name
- JOHN
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 9, 1981
- Is Original Cosponsor
- Yes
- Party
- D
- State
- NY
- Full Name
- Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY]
- Last Name
- MOYNIHAN
- First Name
- DANIEL
- Bioguide Id
- M001054
- Middle Name
- PATRICK
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 9, 1981
- Is Original Cosponsor
- Yes
- Party
- D
- State
- RI
- Full Name
- Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI]
- Last Name
- PELL
- First Name
- CLAIBORNE
- Bioguide Id
- P000193
- Middle Name
- de Borda
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 9, 1981
- Is Original Cosponsor
- Yes
- Party
- D
- State
- AR
- District
- 4
- Full Name
- Sen. Pryor, David H. [D-AR]
- Last Name
- PRYOR
- First Name
- DAVID
- Bioguide Id
- P000556
- Middle Name
- HAMPTON
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 9, 1981
- Is Original Cosponsor
- Yes
- Party
- D
- State
- WV
- Full Name
- Sen. Randolph, Jennings [D-WV]
- Last Name
- RANDOLPH
- First Name
- JENNINGS
- Bioguide Id
- R000046
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 9, 1981
- Is Original Cosponsor
- Yes
- Party
- D
- State
- MD
- Full Name
- Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD]
- Last Name
- SARBANES
- First Name
- PAUL
- Bioguide Id
- S000064
- Middle Name
- SPYROS
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 9, 1981
- Is Original Cosponsor
- Yes
- Party
- D
- State
- TN
- Full Name
- Sen. Sasser, Jim [D-TN]
- Last Name
- SASSER
- First Name
- JAMES
- Bioguide Id
- S000068
- Middle Name
- RALPH
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 9, 1981
- Is Original Cosponsor
- Yes
- Party
- R
- State
- NM
- Full Name
- Sen. Schmitt, Harrison H. [R-NM]
- Last Name
- SCHMITT
- First Name
- HARRISON
- Bioguide Id
- S000132
- Middle Name
- HAGAN
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 9, 1981
- Is Original Cosponsor
- Yes
- Party
- D
- State
- MA
- Full Name
- Sen. Tsongas, Paul E. [D-MA]
- Last Name
- TSONGAS
- First Name
- PAUL
- Bioguide Id
- T000393
- Middle Name
- EFTHEMIOS
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 9, 1981
- Is Original Cosponsor
- Yes
- Party
- D
- State
- NJ
- Full Name
- Sen. Williams, Harrison A., Jr. [D-NJ]
- Last Name
- WILLIAMS
- First Name
- HARRISON
- Bioguide Id
- W000502
- Middle Name
- ARLINGTON
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 9, 1981
- Is Original Cosponsor
- Yes
- Party
- D
- State
- MI
- Full Name
- Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI]
- Last Name
- RIEGLE
- First Name
- DONALD
- Bioguide Id
- R000249
- Middle Name
- WAYNE
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 9, 1981
- Is Original Cosponsor
- Yes
- Party
- D
- State
- ND
- Full Name
- Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND]
- Last Name
- BURDICK
- First Name
- QUENTIN
- Bioguide Id
- B001077
- Middle Name
- NORTHROP
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 15, 1981
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- D
- State
- KY
- Full Name
- Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY]
- Last Name
- FORD
- First Name
- WENDELL
- Bioguide Id
- F000268
- Middle Name
- HAMPTON
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 15, 1981
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- R
- State
- CA
- Full Name
- Sen. Hayakawa, Samuel Ichiye [R-CA]
- Last Name
- HAYAKAWA
- First Name
- SAMUEL
- Bioguide Id
- H000384
- Middle Name
- ICHIYE
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 15, 1981
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- R
- State
- SD
- Full Name
- Sen. Abdnor, James [R-SD]
- Last Name
- ABDNOR
- First Name
- JAMES
- Bioguide Id
- A000009
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 15, 1981
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- D
- State
- NV
- Full Name
- Sen. Cannon, Howard W. [D-NV]
- Last Name
- CANNON
- First Name
- HOWARD
- Bioguide Id
- C000120
- Middle Name
- WALTER
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 15, 1981
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- D
- State
- MO
- Full Name
- Sen. Eagleton, Thomas F. [D-MO]
- Last Name
- EAGLETON
- First Name
- THOMAS
- Bioguide Id
- E000004
- Middle Name
- FRANCIS
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 15, 1981
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- D
- State
- MI
- Full Name
- Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI]
- Last Name
- LEVIN
- First Name
- CARL
- Bioguide Id
- L000261
- Middle Name
- MILTON
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 15, 1981
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- D
- State
- OK
- Full Name
- Sen. Boren, David L. [D-OK]
- Last Name
- BOREN
- First Name
- DAVID
- Bioguide Id
- B000639
- Middle Name
- LYLE
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 15, 1981
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- D
- State
- IL
- Full Name
- Sen. Dixon, Alan J. [D-IL]
- Last Name
- DIXON
- First Name
- ALAN
- Bioguide Id
- D000366
- Middle Name
- JOHN
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 15, 1981
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- D
- State
- AR
- Full Name
- Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR]
- Last Name
- BUMPERS
- First Name
- DALE
- Bioguide Id
- B001057
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 15, 1981
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- R
- State
- ME
- Full Name
- Sen. Cohen, William S. [R-ME]
- Last Name
- COHEN
- First Name
- WILLIAM
- Bioguide Id
- C000598
- Middle Name
- SEBASTIAN
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 15, 1981
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- R
- State
- DE
- Full Name
- Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE]
- Last Name
- ROTH
- First Name
- WILLIAM
- Bioguide Id
- R000460
- Middle Name
- VICTOR
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 15, 1981
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- D
- State
- TX
- Full Name
- Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX]
- Last Name
- BENTSEN
- First Name
- LLOYD
- Bioguide Id
- B000401
- Middle Name
- MILLARD
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 15, 1981
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- D
- State
- MT
- Full Name
- Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT]
- Last Name
- BAUCUS
- First Name
- MAX
- Bioguide Id
- B000243
- Middle Name
- SIEBEN
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 15, 1981
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- D
- State
- WV
- Full Name
- Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV]
- Last Name
- BYRD
- First Name
- ROBERT
- Bioguide Id
- B001210
- Middle Name
- CARLYLE
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 15, 1981
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- R
- State
- UT
- Full Name
- Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT]
- Last Name
- HATCH
- First Name
- ORRIN
- Bioguide Id
- H000338
- Middle Name
- GRANT
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 15, 1981
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- R
- State
- WY
- Full Name
- Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY]
- Last Name
- SIMPSON
- First Name
- ALAN
- Bioguide Id
- S000429
- Middle Name
- KOOI
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 15, 1981
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- R
- State
- SC
- Full Name
- Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC]
- Last Name
- THURMOND
- First Name
- JAMES
- Bioguide Id
- T000254
- Middle Name
- STROM
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 15, 1981
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- R
- State
- AK
- Full Name
- Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK]
- Last Name
- MURKOWSKI
- First Name
- FRANK
- Bioguide Id
- M001085
- Middle Name
- HUGHES
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 16, 1981
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- R
- State
- WI
- Full Name
- Sen. Kasten, Robert W., Jr. [R-WI]
- Last Name
- KASTEN
- First Name
- ROBERT
- Bioguide Id
- K000019
- Middle Name
- WALTER
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 16, 1981
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- R
- State
- IN
- Full Name
- Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN]
- Last Name
- LUGAR
- First Name
- RICHARD
- Bioguide Id
- L000504
- Middle Name
- GREEN
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 17, 1981
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- R
- State
- CT
- District
- 4
- Full Name
- Sen. Weicker, Lowell P., Jr. [R-CT]
- Last Name
- WEICKER
- First Name
- LOWELL
- Bioguide Id
- W000253
- Middle Name
- PALMER
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 17, 1981
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- R
- State
- PA
- Full Name
- Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA]
- Last Name
- SPECTER
- First Name
- ARLEN
- Bioguide Id
- S000709
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 17, 1981
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Type
- S
- Title
- Veterans Programs Extension and Improvement Act of 1981
- Number
- 921
- Congress
- 97
- Origin Chamber
- Senate
- Origin Chamber Code
- S
- Update Date Including Text
- Jan 14, 2025
- Text
- Amendment agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 99-0. Record Vote No: 152.
- Type
- Floor
- Action Date
- Jun 16, 1981
- Source System
- Code
- 0
- Name
- Senate
- Recorded Votes
- Date
- Jun 16, 1981
- Chamber
- Senate
- Congress
- 97
- Roll Number
- 152
- Session Number
- 1
- Text
- Proposed by Senator Chafee. To extend for three years the period in which Vietnam era veterans may request readjustment counseling and related mental health services.
- Type
- Floor
- Action Date
- Jun 15, 1981
- Source System
- Code
- 0
- Name
- Senate
- Text
- Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 99-0. Record Vote No: 152.
- Type
- Floor
- Action Code
- 94000
- Action Date
- Jun 16, 1981
- Source System
- Code
- 9
- Name
- Library of Congress
- Recorded Votes
- Date
- Jun 16, 1981
- Chamber
- Senate
- Congress
- 97
- Roll Number
- 152
- Session Number
- 1
- Text
- Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Amendment agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 99-0. Record Vote No: 152.
- Type
- Floor
- Action Code
- 97000
- Action Date
- Jun 16, 1981
- Source System
- Code
- 9
- Name
- Library of Congress
- Recorded Votes
- Date
- Jun 16, 1981
- Chamber
- Senate
- Congress
- 97
- Roll Number
- 152
- Session Number
- 1
- Text
- Senate amendment submitted
- Type
- Floor
- Action Code
- 91000
- Action Date
- Jun 9, 1981
- Source System
- Code
- 9
- Name
- Library of Congress
- Text
- Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Proposed by Senator Chafee.
- Type
- Floor
- Action Code
- 93000
- Action Date
- Jun 15, 1981
- Source System
- Code
- 9
- Name
- Library of Congress