Reported by the joint conference committee on September 29, 1980; agreed to by the Senate on September 30, 1980 (66-2) and by the House on September 30, 1980
Signed into law by President Jimmy Carter on October 14, 1980
President Jimmy Carter signs the Staggers Rail Act into law on October 14, 1980. Representative Harley O. Staggers, sponsor of the bill, stands to the president's right.