Chacoan Outliers Protection Act of 1995
Public Law 104-11 · H.R. 517 · 104th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on May 18, 1995 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Rep. William Richardson (D-NM-3)
Cosponsors (1): Rep. J.D. Hayworth
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 409 yea, 7 nay409–7
- 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.
Chacoan Outliers Protection Act of 1995 - Designates nine new outlying areas as Chaco Culture Archaeological Protection Sites associated with Chacoan Anasazi Indian culture in the San Juan Basin and surrounding areas of New Mexico and Colorado. Expands the boundaries and removes or reduces the acreage of certain existing Sites.
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to use a combination of land acquisition authority and cooperative agreements to accomplish the purposes of archeological resource protection at such sites.
Directs the Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to assist the Navajo Nation in the: (1) protection and management of such Sites located on lands of the Navajos through a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement entered into pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Act; and (2) development of a Navajo facility to serve those who seek to appreciate the Chacoan Outlier Sites.
Who voted for it
Every House member of the 104th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 409 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
409 yea7 nay18 present or did not vote
Democrats who voted yea(187)
Rep. John ConyersD-MI-14- Rep. Ronald DellumsD-CA-9
Rep. Donald PayneD-NJ-10- Rep. Bill ClayD-MO-1
- Rep. Major OwensD-NY-11
- Rep. Cardiss CollinsD-IL-7
Rep. John LewisD-GA-5
Rep. Nydia VelázquezD-NY-12
Rep. Pete StarkD-CA-13
Rep. Mel WattD-NC-12
Rep. Alcee HastingsD-FL-23
Rep. Chaka FattahD-PA-2
Rep. Bennie ThompsonD-MS-2
Rep. Bob FilnerD-CA-50
Rep. Maurice HincheyD-NY-26
Rep. Bobby RushD-IL-1- Rep. Sidney YatesD-IL-9
- Rep. Earl HilliardD-AL-7
- Rep. Thomas FogliettaD-PA-1
- Rep. Cynthia McKinneyD-GA-11
- Rep. Patricia SchroederD-CO-1
- Rep. David BoniorD-MI-10
- Rep. Carrie MeekD-FL-17
Rep. Jim ClyburnD-SC-6
Rep. Jerrold NadlerD-NY-8- Rep. Louis StokesD-OH-11
Rep. Lucille Roybal-AllardD-CA-33
Rep. Neil AbercrombieD-HI-1
Rep. George MillerD-CA-7
Rep. Bernie SandersD-VT
Rep. Ed TownsD-NY-10- Rep. Walter TuckerD-CA-37
Rep. Kweisi MfumeD-MD-7- Rep. William CoyneD-PA-14
Rep. José SerranoD-NY-16- Rep. George BrownD-CA-42
Rep. John OlverD-MA-1
Rep. Eddie JohnsonD-TX-30- Rep. Mel ReynoldsD-IL-2
- Rep. Patsy MinkD-HI-2
Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8- Rep. Martin SaboD-MN-5
Rep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-29
Rep. Luis GutiérrezD-IL-4- Rep. Lane EvansD-IL-17
- Rep. Bruce VentoD-MN-4
Rep. Nancy PelosiD-CA-8- Rep. Norman MinetaD-CA-15
Rep. Lynn WoolseyD-CA-6
Rep. Eliot EngelD-NY-17- Rep. Eva ClaytonD-NC-1
Rep. Corrine BrownD-FL-3- Rep. Gerry StuddsD-MA-10
Rep. William JeffersonD-LA-2
Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7- Rep. Dick GephardtD-MO-3
- Rep. Esteban TorresD-CA-34
Rep. Louise SlaughterD-NY-28
Rep. John DingellD-MI-16
Rep. Bobby ScottD-VA-3- Rep. Ronald ColemanD-TX-16
- Rep. Julian DixonD-CA-32
Rep. Cleo FieldsD-LA-4- Rep. Albert WynnD-MD-4
- Rep. Harry JohnstonD-FL-19
- Rep. Sam GibbonsD-FL-11
Rep. Barney FrankD-MA-4- Rep. Sam GejdensonD-CT-2
Rep. Ed PastorD-AZ-2- Rep. John LaFalceD-NY-29
Rep. Sheila Jackson LeeD-TX-18- Rep. Anthony BeilensonD-CA-24
- Rep. Victor FazioD-CA-3
- Rep. Harold FordD-TN-9
- Rep. John MoakleyD-MA-9
- Rep. John BryantD-TX-5
Rep. Zoe LofgrenD-CA-16- Rep. Joseph KennedyD-MA-8
Rep. Howard BermanD-CA-26
Rep. Gary AckermanD-NY-5
Rep. Richard DurbinD-IL-20- Rep. Robert MatsuiD-CA-5
Rep. Nita LoweyD-NY-18- Rep. Elizabeth FurseD-OR-1
- Rep. Henry GonzálezD-TX-20
Rep. Patrick KennedyD-RI-1
Rep. Sherrod BrownD-OH-13
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-9- Rep. Matthew MartínezD-CA-31
Rep. Peter DeFazioD-OR-4
Rep. Rosa DeLauroD-CT-3- Rep. Robert BorskiD-PA-3
- Rep. John WilliamsD-MT-1
Rep. Sander LevinD-MI-12- Rep. Harold VolkmerD-MO-9
Rep. Anna EshooD-CA-14- Rep. Lynn RiversD-MI-13
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7- Rep. David SkaggsD-CO-2
Rep. Gene GreenD-TX-29- Rep. Robert WiseD-WV-2
Rep. Jack ReedD-RI-2- Rep. Thomas SawyerD-OH-14
- Rep. Thomas MantonD-NY-7
- Rep. Michael WardD-KY-3
Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5
Rep. Bart StupakD-MI-1- Rep. William RichardsonD-NM-3
- Rep. Martin FrostD-TX-24
Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6
Rep. Bob MenendezD-NJ-13
Rep. Sanford BishopD-GA-2
Rep. Frank PalloneD-NJ-6
Rep. Ron WydenD-OR-3
Rep. Paul KanjorskiD-PA-11
Rep. Lloyd DoggettD-TX-10- Rep. Marty MeehanD-MA-5
Rep. Marcy KapturD-OH-9
Rep. Peter ViscloskyD-IN-1- Rep. Thomas BarrettD-WI-5
- Rep. Barbara KennellyD-CT-1
Rep. Alan MollohanD-WV-1
Rep. Chuck SchumerD-NY-9- Rep. Bill HefnerD-NC-8
- Rep. John BaldacciD-ME-2
- Rep. Ron KlinkD-PA-4
- Rep. Ken BentsenD-TX-25
Rep. Earl PomeroyD-ND- Rep. Frank MascaraD-PA-20
- Rep. Peter DeutschD-FL-20
Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-3- Rep. Ray ThorntonD-AR-2
- Rep. Karen McCarthyD-MO-5
Rep. Jerry CostelloD-IL-12
Rep. Benjamin CardinD-MD-3- Rep. Kika de la GarzaD-TX-15
- Rep. Robert TorricelliD-NJ-9
- Rep. William LutherD-MN-6
- Rep. Charles RoseD-NC-7
- Rep. Jerry KleczkaD-WI-4
Rep. Tim JohnsonD-SD
Rep. Jim MoranD-VA-8- Rep. Pete PetersonD-FL-2
- Rep. Paul McHaleD-PA-15
- Rep. Frank TejedaD-TX-28
Rep. Solomon OrtizD-TX-27
Rep. John SprattD-SC-5
Rep. Rick BoucherD-VA-9- Rep. James BarciaD-MI-5
Rep. Michael DoyleD-PA-18
Rep. Michael McNultyD-NY-21
Rep. Tim HoldenD-PA-6
Rep. Chet EdwardsD-TX-11- Rep. Glenn PoshardD-IL-19
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12- Rep. Robert ClementD-TN-5
- Rep. David MingeD-MN-2
- Rep. Jim ChapmanD-TX-1
- Rep. Pat DannerD-MO-6
- Rep. William LipinskiD-IL-3
Rep. Rob AndrewsD-NJ-1
Rep. Jane HarmanD-CA-36- Rep. Tom BevillD-AL-4
- Rep. Andrew JacobsD-IN-10
- Rep. Charles WilsonD-TX-2
Rep. Bart GordonD-TN-6- Rep. William OrtonD-UT-3
- Rep. Lee HamiltonD-IN-9
Rep. Blanche LincolnD-AR-1- Rep. Lewis PayneD-VA-5
- Rep. Timothy RoemerD-IN-3
Rep. John TannerD-TN-8- Rep. John BrowderD-AL-3
Rep. Bud CramerD-AL-5- Rep. Scotty BaeslerD-KY-6
- Rep. Owen PickettD-VA-2
Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4
Rep. Collin PetersonD-MN-7- Rep. Norman SisiskyD-VA-4
- Rep. James TraficantD-OH-17
- Rep. Charlie StenholmD-TX-17
- Rep. Gary ConditD-CA-18
Rep. Gene TaylorD-MS-5- Rep. William BrewsterD-OK-3
- Rep. Pete GerenD-TX-12
- Rep. Sonny MontgomeryD-MS-3
Rep. Ralph HallD-TX-4
Republicans who voted yea(222)
- Rep. Constance MorellaR-MD-8
- Rep. Sherry BoehlertR-NY-23
- Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-20
- Rep. Marge RoukemaR-NJ-5
- Rep. Peter TorkildsenR-MA-6
Rep. Christopher ShaysR-CT-4- Rep. Jim LeachR-IA-1
- Rep. Michael ForbesR-NY-1
- Rep. Jack QuinnR-NY-30
Rep. Tom DavisR-VA-11- Rep. Amo HoughtonR-NY-31
- Rep. Nancy JohnsonR-CT-6
Rep. Lincoln Diaz-BalartR-FL-21
Rep. Chris SmithR-NJ-4- Rep. Jim BunnR-OR-5
- Rep. Steven SchiffR-NM-1
- Rep. Peter BluteR-MA-3
- Rep. Stephen HornR-CA-38
Rep. Jim WalshR-NY-25- Rep. William MartiniR-NJ-8
Rep. Ileana Ros-LehtinenR-FL-18- Rep. Jon FoxR-PA-13
- Rep. Joseph McDadeR-PA-10
- Rep. Steven GundersonR-WI-3
Rep. Michael CastleR-DE- Rep. Doug BereuterR-NE-1
Rep. Jimmy DuncanR-TN-2
Rep. John McHughR-NY-24
Rep. Phil EnglishR-PA-21
Rep. Ed WhitfieldR-KY-1
Rep. Steven LaTouretteR-OH-19
Rep. Wayne GilchrestR-MD-1- Rep. Richard ZimmerR-NJ-12
- Rep. Rick LazioR-NY-2
Rep. Frank LoBiondoR-NJ-2- Rep. Jim GreenwoodR-PA-8
- Rep. Curt WeldonR-PA-7
- Rep. Jan MeyersR-KS-3
Rep. Pete KingR-NY-3
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16- Rep. Sue KellyR-NY-19
- Rep. William ClingerR-PA-5
- Rep. Gary FranksR-CT-5
- Rep. Bob FranksR-NJ-7
Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10- Rep. Bob NeyR-OH-18
- Rep. Michael FlanaganR-IL-5
- Rep. Dan FrisaR-NY-4
- Rep. James LongleyR-ME-1
- Rep. Herbert BatemanR-VA-1
Rep. Vernon EhlersR-MI-3
Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-40- Rep. John PorterR-IL-10
Rep. Don YoungR-AK
Rep. Fred UptonR-MI-6
Rep. Ray LaHoodR-IL-18- Rep. Frank RiggsR-CA-1
- Rep. Joseph SkeenR-NM-2
- Rep. William GoodlingR-PA-19
Rep. Jim SaxtonR-NJ-3
Rep. Rodney FrelinghuysenR-NJ-11
Rep. Dave HobsonR-OH-7- Rep. Fred HeinemanR-NC-4
Rep. John EnsignR-NV-1
Rep. Brian BilbrayR-CA-49- Rep. Paul GillmorR-OH-5
- Rep. James QuillenR-TN-1
- Rep. Susan MolinariR-NY-13
- Rep. Bill ThomasR-CA-21
- Rep. Tillie FowlerR-FL-4
- Rep. Billy TauzinD-LA-3
- Rep. Robert EhrlichR-MD-2
Rep. Hal RogersR-KY-5- Rep. James LightfootR-IA-3
Rep. Pat RobertsR-KS-1
Rep. Deborah PryceR-OH-15
Rep. W. Bill YoungR-FL-10
Rep. Jerry WellerR-IL-11- Rep. Robert LivingstonR-LA-1
- Rep. Greg GanskeR-IA-4
- Rep. James HayesD-LA-7
Rep. Joe KnollenbergR-MI-11- Rep. Clay ShawR-FL-22
- Rep. Harris FawellR-IL-13
Rep. Jim RamstadR-MN-3- Rep. Scott KlugR-WI-2
Rep. Jim McCreryR-LA-5- Rep. Michael BilirakisR-FL-9
- Rep. Bill BarrettR-NE-3
- Rep. Richard BakerR-LA-6
- Rep. Charles CanadyR-FL-12
- Rep. John MyersR-IN-7
- Rep. Michael OxleyR-OH-4
- Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
- Rep. Mark FoleyR-FL-16
- Rep. George GekasR-PA-17
Rep. Ken CalvertR-CA-43- Rep. Bill McCollumR-FL-8
Rep. Nathan DealD-GA-9- Rep. Henry BonillaR-TX-23
- Rep. H. CallahanR-AL-1
- Rep. Barbara VucanovichR-NV-2
- Rep. J.C. WattsR-OK-4
- Rep. George NethercuttR-WA-5
- Rep. Jim KolbeR-AZ-5
Rep. Steve BuyerR-IN-5- Rep. Bill EmersonR-MO-8
- Rep. Floyd SpenceR-SC-2
Rep. Jack KingstonR-GA-1
Rep. Rob PortmanR-OH-2- Rep. Sonny BonoR-CA-44
Rep. Spencer BachusR-AL-6- Rep. Ron PackardR-CA-48
Rep. Bob GoodlatteR-VA-6
Rep. Dave CampR-MI-4
Rep. Charlie BassR-NH-2- Rep. Jack MetcalfR-WA-2
- Rep. Jennifer DunnR-WA-8
- Rep. Martin HokeR-OH-10
Rep. Lamar SmithR-TX-21- Rep. Mike ParkerD-MS-4
- Rep. Frank CremeansR-OH-6
Rep. Frank LucasR-OK-6
Rep. Zach WampR-TN-3- Rep. Bud ShusterR-PA-9
Rep. Tom LathamR-IA-5
Rep. Saxby ChamblissR-GA-8
Rep. Roger WickerR-MS-1- Rep. Rick WhiteR-WA-1
Rep. Terry EverettR-AL-2
Rep. Lindsey GrahamR-SC-3
Rep. Dave WeldonR-FL-15
Rep. Richard BurrR-NC-5- Rep. Porter GossR-FL-14
- Rep. Enid Greene WaldholtzR-UT-2
- Rep. Charles TaylorR-NC-11
- Rep. Duke CunninghamR-CA-51
- Rep. Linda SmithR-WA-3
Rep. Walter JonesR-NC-3- Rep. William ZeliffR-NH-1
- Rep. Cass BallengerR-NC-10
Rep. Buck McKeonR-CA-25- Rep. Dan MillerR-FL-13
- Rep. Jim NussleR-IA-2
Rep. Ron LewisR-KY-2- Rep. Carlos MoorheadR-CA-27
Rep. Duncan HunterR-CA-52
Rep. John LinderR-GA-4- Rep. Jack FieldsR-TX-8
Rep. Roscoe BartlettR-MD-6- Rep. Denny HastertR-IL-14
- Rep. James HansenR-UT-1
- Rep. Scott McInnisR-CO-3
- Rep. Jay KimR-CA-41
Rep. Doc HastingsR-WA-4
Rep. John MicaR-FL-7- Rep. Gregory LaughlinD-TX-14
Rep. John BoehnerR-OH-8- Rep. Toby RothR-WI-8
- Rep. Ed BryantR-TN-7
- Rep. Gerald SolomonR-NY-22
- Rep. John KasichR-OH-12
- Rep. Randy TateR-WA-9
Rep. David DreierR-CA-28- Rep. Dick ChryslerR-MI-8
- Rep. Charlie NorwoodR-GA-10
- Rep. Jim TalentR-MO-2
Rep. Sam BrownbackR-KS-2- Rep. William PaxonR-NY-27
Rep. George RadanovichR-CA-19- Rep. Nick SmithR-MI-7
Rep. Mike CrapoR-ID-2
Rep. Donald ManzulloR-IL-16
Rep. Mac CollinsR-GA-3- Rep. Robert DornanR-CA-46
- Rep. Larry CombestR-TX-19
Rep. Jim BunningR-KY-4- Rep. Robert WalkerR-PA-16
- Rep. Bill ArcherR-TX-7
- Rep. Van HillearyR-TN-4
- Rep. Andrea SeastrandR-CA-22
- Rep. Tom DeLayR-TX-22
- Rep. Dan SchaeferR-CO-6
- Rep. David FunderburkR-NC-2
- Rep. J.D. HayworthR-AZ-6
Rep. Tom PetriR-WI-6- Rep. Ernest IstookR-OK-5
- Rep. Bob BarrR-GA-7
Rep. Dan BurtonR-IN-6- Rep. David McIntoshR-IN-2
Rep. Mac ThornberryR-TX-13
Rep. Sue MyrickR-NC-9
Rep. Wayne AllardR-CO-4- Rep. Richard ArmeyR-TX-26
- Rep. Jon ChristensenR-NE-2
Rep. Wally HergerR-CA-2
Rep. John DoolittleR-CA-4
Rep. Joe BartonR-TX-6
Rep. Bob InglisR-SC-4
Rep. Steve ChabotR-OH-1
Rep. Pete HoekstraR-MI-2- Rep. Christopher CoxR-CA-47
- Rep. William BakerR-CA-10
Rep. Mark SanfordR-SC-1
Rep. Matt SalmonR-AZ-1- Rep. Gil GutknechtR-MN-1
Rep. Cliff StearnsR-FL-6
Rep. Sam JohnsonR-TX-3
Rep. Todd TiahrtR-KS-4- Rep. Richard PomboR-CA-11
- Rep. Steve LargentR-OK-1
- Rep. Phil CraneR-IL-8
- Rep. John HostettlerR-IN-8
Rep. Dana RohrabacherR-CA-45- Rep. Mark NeumannR-WI-1
Rep. Mark SouderR-IN-4
Rep. James SensenbrennerR-WI-9
Rep. John ShadeggR-AZ-4- Rep. Helen Chenoweth-HageR-ID-1
Rep. Ed RoyceR-CA-39- Rep. Joel HefleyR-CO-5
Rep. Steve StockmanR-TX-9
Data notes
The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 227 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.
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
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. 16 actions.
- May 18, 1995Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 104-11.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- May 8, 1995PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Apr 27, 1995FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Mar 14, 1995FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 409 - 7 (Roll no. 234).House roll call 234
- 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 · Mr. Hansen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Feb 28, 1995CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
- Feb 15, 1995CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Natural Resources Committee
- Jan 26, 1995CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Federal Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Federal Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Jan 24, 1995CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Federal Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Jan 18, 1995CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Federal Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Jan 13, 1995CommitteeCommittee · 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.