A bill to extend the withdrawal of certain public lands in Lincoln County, Nevada.
Public Law 100-338 · H.R. 4799 · 100th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Jun 17, 1988 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Rep. Bruce Vento (D-MN-4)
Cosponsors (1): Rep. Ronald Dellums
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Amends the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1986 to expand the lands withdrawn for certain military purposes to include specified lands in Lincoln County, Nevada.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 11 actions.
- Jun 17, 1988Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 100-338.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Jun 15, 1988FloorFloor · Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Jun 14, 1988FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Armed Services Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Armed Services Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.