An Act to authorize the acquisition of additional lands for inclusion in the Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site, and for other purposes.
Public Law 101-430 · S. 1230 · 101st Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by George H. W. Bush (R) on Oct 15, 1990 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Sen. Quentin Burdick (D-ND)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain lands as an addition to the Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site, North Dakota. Increases the authorization of appropriations for acquisition of lands and for development.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Natural Resources Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Federal Lands Subcommittee
Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: National Parks Subcommittee
Data notes
A committee links to its page only where it exists in the current Congress; older and renamed committees are named without a link.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 27 actions.
- Oct 15, 1990Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 101-430.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 4, 1990PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 2, 1990Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to the House amendment by Voice Vote.
- Jul 30, 1990FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · DEBATE - Subsequently, pursuant to a unanimous consent agreement by Mr. Montgomery, the ordering of the yeas and nays was vacated and the question will be put to a voice vote.
- FloorFloor · At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 5, rule I, the chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- FloorFloor · On ordering a second Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Lagomarsino demanded a second on the motion to suspend the rules.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Vento moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
- Jul 25, 1990CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Natural Resources Committee
- Jul 19, 1990CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Federal Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Federal Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Jun 21, 1990CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Federal Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- May 3, 1990CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Federal Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Apr 2, 1990CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
- Mar 28, 1990FloorFloor · Passed Senate with amendments and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.
- Mar 23, 1990CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Mar 8, 1990CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Sep 12, 1989CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by National Parks Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Jul 27, 1989CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to National Parks Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
- Jun 22, 1989CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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.