Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987

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Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987
William H. Gray III (DPA) on October 26, 1987
  • Committee consideration by Budget
  • Passed the House on October 29, 1987 (206–205)
  • Passed the Senate on December 11, 1987 (Voice)
  • Reported by the joint conference committee on December 21, 1987; agreed to by the House on December 21, 1987 (237–181) and by the Senate on December 22, 1987 (61-28)
  • Signed into law by President Ronald Reagan
  • on December 22, 1987

    The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (or OBRA-87[1]) was federal law that was enacted by the 100th United States Congress and signed into law by President Ronald Reagan.

    Specifics

    Title I: Agriculture and Related Programs

    • Subtitle A: Adjustments to Agricultural Commodity Programs
    • Subtitle B: Optional Acreage Diversion
    • Subtitle C: Farm Program Payments
    • Subtitle D: Rural Electrification Administration Programs
    • Subtitle E: Miscellaneous

    Title II: National Economic Commission

    Title III: Education Programs

    • Subtitle A: Guaranteed Student Loan Program Savings
    • Subtitle B: Sale of College Facilities and Housing Loans

    Title IV: Medicare, Medicaid, and Other Health-Related Programs

    • Subtitle A: Medicare
    • Subtitle B: Medicaid
    • Subtitle C: Nursing Home Reform
    • Subtitle D: Vaccine Compensation
    • Subtitle E: Rural Health

    Title V:Energy and Environment Programs

    • Subtitle A: Nuclear Waste Amendments
    • Subtitle B: Federal Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Reform Act of 1987
    • Subtitle C: Land and Water Conservation Fund and Tongass Timber Supply Fund
    • Subtitle D: Reclamation
    • Subtitle E: Panama Canal
    • Subtitle F: Abandoned Mine Funds in Wyoming
    • Subtitle G: Nuclear Regulatory Commission User Fees

    Title VI: Civil Service and Service Programs

    Title VII: Veterans Programs

    Title VIII: Budget Policy and Fiscal Procedures

    Title IX: Income Security and Related Programs

    Title X: Revenue Provisions

    Legislative history

    The bill was introduced in the House on October 26, 1987. It was passed in the House on October 29, 1987, and passed in the Senate on December 11, 1987. President Reagan signed the bill into public law on December 22, 1987.

    References

    1. Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 100–203, 101 Stat. 1330
      , enacted December 22, 1987.

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