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1 Legislative History of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 P.L. 95-563 [i] (1978)

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                Contract Disputes Act of 1978


Date                      Action


February 20, 1978         H.R. 11002 introduced by Harris.
                          Referred to House Judiciary Committee.

June 7, 1978              S. 3178 introduced by Chiles.  Referred
                          to Senate Governmental Affairs &
                          Judiciary Committees.

June 14 & 20, 1978        Senate hearings on S. 3178.

August 15, 1978           S. 3178 reported as amended.
                          S. Rept. 95-1118.

September 8, 1978         H.R. 11002 reported as amended.
                          H. Rept. 95-1556.

September 26, 1978        House considerations & passage of
                          H.R. 11002.

October 12, 1978          Senate indefinitely postponed
                          S. 3178 and passed H.R. 11002.

October 13, 1978          House passage of H.R. 11002, with
                          Senate Amendments.

Novemberl, 1978           President signed legislation.
                          P.L. 95-563.


                   Supplementary Material


October 20, 1978          BNA Daily Report for Executives
                          article on passage of H.R. 11002
                          with-text of bill as passed.