Deficit Reduction Act of 1984

Deficit Reduction Act of 1984
Great Seal of the United States
Long titleAn Act to provide for tax reform, and for deficit reduction.
Acronyms (colloquial)DEFRA
Enacted bythe 98th United States Congress
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1985
Citations
Public lawPub. L. 98–369
Statutes at Large98 Stat. 494
Codification
Titles amended26 U.S.C.: Internal Revenue Code
Legislative history
  • Introduced in the House as H.R. 4170 by Dan Rostenkowski (D-IL) on October 20, 1983
  • Committee consideration by House Ways and Means
  • Passed the House on April 11, 1984 (318-97)
  • Passed the Senate on May 17, 1984 (74-23, in lieu of H.R. 2163)
  • Reported by the joint conference committee on Jun 23, 1984; agreed to by the House on June 27, 1984 (268-155) and by the Senate on June 27, 1984 (83-15)
  • Signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on July 18, 1984

Deficit Reduction Act of 1984 (Pub. L. 98–369), also known as the DEFRA, was a federal law enacted in the United States in 1984.[1] Originally part of the stalled Tax Reform Act of 1983, it was adjusted and reintroduced as the Tax Reform Act of 1984. After passing in the House, it was merged with the Senate version into its final form. Collectively known as the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984, it was signed into law by president Ronald Reagan on July 18, 1984.[2][3]

  1. ^ Pub. L. 98–369, 98 Stat. 494
  2. ^ Reagan, Ronald (July 18, 1984). "Statement on Signing the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984 - July 18, 1984". HathiTrust Digital Library. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service. p. 1053.
  3. ^ Peters, Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "Ronald Reagan: "Statement on Signing the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984" July 18, 1984". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara.