A bill to amend the Aleutian and Pribilof Restitution Act to increase authorization for appropriation to compensate Aleut villages for church property lost, damaged, or destroyed during World War II.
Public Law 103-402 · S. 1457 · 103rd Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Oct 22, 1994 · Law
Sponsor: Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK)
Cosponsors (1): Sen. Frank Murkowski
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Amends the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands Restitution Act to increase the authorization of appropriations to compensate Aleut villages for church property lost, damaged, or destroyed during World War II.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Judiciary Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Administrative Law and Governmental Relations Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 17 actions.
- Oct 22, 1994Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 103-402.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 18, 1994PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 8, 1994Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to House amendment by Voice Vote.
- Oct 5, 1994FloorFloor · 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.
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Judiciary Committee
- Oct 4, 1994FloorFloor · At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Walker objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed until Oct. 5. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Brooks moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 29, 1994CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Judiciary Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Administrative Law and Governmental Relations Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
- Dec 8, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Administrative Law and Governmental Relations Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
- Nov 21, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Judiciary Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Nov 20, 1993FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Sep 15, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Sep 14, 1993IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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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.