A bill to amend the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program Act of 1992 to extend the authorization of appropriations.
Public Law 103-155 · S. 654 · 103rd Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Nov 24, 1993 · Native Americans
Sponsor: Sen. John McCain (R-AZ)
Cosponsors (3): Sen. Daniel Inouye, Sen. Ben Campbell,
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 Indian Environmental General Assistance Program Act of 1992 to extend the authorization of appropriations through FY 1998.
Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to report annually to the Congress on which tribes or intertribal consortia have been approved to enforce certain environmental laws and on the effectiveness of any such enforcement.
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. 14 actions.
- Nov 24, 1993Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 103-155.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Nov 17, 1993PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Nov 11, 1993Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to the House amendment by Voice Vote.
- Nov 8, 1993FloorFloor · 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 · Mr. Vento moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 16, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Native American Affairs Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Jul 22, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
- Jul 20, 1993FloorFloor · Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
- Jul 13, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Indian Affairs Committee
- Jun 16, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Indian Affairs Committee
- Mar 25, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Indian Affairs 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.