A bill to improve the protection and management of archeological resources on federal land.
Public Law 100-555 · S. 1985 · 100th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Oct 28, 1988 · Arts, Culture, Religion
Sponsor: Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM)
Cosponsors (1): Sen. Jeff Bingaman
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 Archeological Resources Protection Act to direct the Secretaries of the Interior, Agriculture, and Defense and the Chairman of the Board of the Tennessee Valley Authority to survey the archeological resources under their jurisdiction and develop documents for reporting violations of such Act.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Natural Resources Committee · House · referred toSubcommittee: National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee
Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: National Parks Subcommittee
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 13 actions.
- Oct 28, 1988Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 100-555.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 20, 1988PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 13, 1988FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- Oct 12, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Oct 11, 1988FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Sep 30, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Sep 22, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Sep 14, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by National Parks Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Dec 22, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Referred to National Parks Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Dec 21, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
Data notes
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.