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Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife Management Reauthorization Act of 1995

Public Law 104-143 · H.R. 2243 · 104th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on May 15, 1996 · Public Lands and Natural Resources

Sponsor: Rep. Frank Riggs (R-CA-1)

Cosponsors (1): Rep. Wally Herger

Passage votesYeaNay

  • HouseRecorded vote: 412 yea, 0 nay412–0
  • SenateUnanimous consent
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.

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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife Management Reauthorization Act of 1995 - Amends the Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife Management Act of 1984 (as named by this Act) to revise and extend the management program for restoration of fish and wildlife in the Trinity River Basin.

(Sec. 2) Provides that Trinity Basin fisheries restoration is to be measured not only by returning adult anadromous fish spawners, but by the ability of dependent tribal, commercial, and sport fisheries to participate fully, through enhanced in-river and ocean harvest opportunities, in the benefits of restoration.

Declares that the Secretary of the Interior requires additional authority to implement a management program, in conjunction with other agencies, to achieve the long-term goals of restoring fish and wildlife populations in the Trinity River Basin, and to the extent these restored populations will contribute to ocean populations of adult salmon, steelhead, and other anadromous fish, such management program will aid in the resumption of commercial, including ocean harvest, and recreational fishing activities.

(Sec. 3) Revises such management program to require the Secretary to consult with the Secretary of Commerce on certain matters, where appropriate. Declares that such program is intended, to the extent these restored populations will contribute to ocean populations of adult salmon, steelhead, and other anadromous fish, to aid in the resumption of commercial, including ocean harvest, and recreational fishing activities.

Revises the management program to include ocean fish levels and fish habitats in the Klamath River. Provides that modernization of the Trinity River Fish Hatchery is to mitigate fish habitat loss above Lewiston Dam while not impairing efforts to restore and maintain naturally reproducing fish stocks within the basin.

(Sec. 4) Revises provisions for the Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife Task Force. Adds five members (to the current 14) and provides that such new members represent: (1) the Yurok Tribe; (2) the Karuk Tribe; (3) commercial fishing interests; (4) sport fishing interests; and (5) the timber industry. Directs the Secretary to appoint a designated representative to ensure coordination of actions and management and the exchange of information between such Trinity River Task Force and the Klamath River Basin Fisheries Task Force and the Klamath Fishery Management Council. Allows reimbursement of members of the Task Force who are not full-time officers or employees of the United States, the State of California (or a political subdivision thereof), or an Indian tribe.

(Sec. 5) Extends for three years the period of availability of the authorization of appropriations for the management program for restoration of fish and wildlife in the Trinity River Basin.

Authorizes the Secretary to accept in-kind services as payment for specified obligations incurred under the Act.

Limits to 20 percent the portion of management program funds which may be used for overhead and indirect costs.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) submit annual financial reports to specified congressional committees; and (2) conduct periodic programmatic audits of the in-river fishery monitoring and enforcement programs under the Act.

Authorizes the Secretary, beginning in the fiscal year immediately following completion of the restoration effort, to seek appropriations to monitor, evaluate, and maintain program investments and fish and wildlife populations in the Trinity River Basin for the purpose of achieving long-term fish and wildlife restoration goals.

(Sec. 6) Provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed as establishing or affecting any past, present, or future rights of any Indian or Indian tribe or any other individual or entity.

Who voted for it

Every House member of the 104th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 412 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

412 yea0 nay20 present or did not vote

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Democrats who voted yea(184)

  • Rep. John ConyersD-MI-14
  • Rep. Maxine WatersD-CA-35
  • Rep. Barbara-Rose CollinsD-MI-15
  • Rep. Ronald DellumsD-CA-9
  • Rep. Donald PayneD-NJ-10
  • Rep. Bill ClayD-MO-1
  • Rep. Xavier BecerraD-CA-30
  • Rep. Major OwensD-NY-11
  • Rep. Cardiss CollinsD-IL-7
  • Rep. John LewisD-GA-5
  • 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. Jim McDermottD-WA-7
  • Rep. Maurice HincheyD-NY-26
  • 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. Charlie RangelD-NY-15
  • 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. 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. 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. Lynn WoolseyD-CA-6
  • Rep. Eliot EngelD-NY-17
  • Rep. Eva ClaytonD-NC-1
  • Rep. Corrine BrownD-FL-3
  • Rep. William JeffersonD-LA-2
  • Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7
  • Rep. Dick GephardtD-MO-3
  • Rep. Esteban TorresD-CA-34
  • Rep. Floyd FlakeD-NY-6
  • Rep. Louise SlaughterD-NY-28
  • 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. Tom LantosD-CA-12
  • Rep. Anthony BeilensonD-CA-24
  • Rep. Victor FazioD-CA-3
  • Rep. Carolyn MaloneyD-NY-14
  • Rep. Joseph KennedyD-MA-8
  • Rep. Howard BermanD-CA-26
  • Rep. Richard DurbinD-IL-20
  • Rep. Robert MatsuiD-CA-5
  • Rep. Nita LoweyD-NY-18
  • Rep. Elizabeth FurseD-OR-1
  • Rep. Richard NealD-MA-2
  • Rep. Sam FarrD-CA-17
  • 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. 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. Bob MenendezD-NJ-13
  • Rep. Sanford BishopD-GA-2
  • Rep. Frank PalloneD-NJ-6
  • 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. Tony HallD-OH-3
  • 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. Karen ThurmanD-FL-5
  • 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. 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. Cal DooleyD-CA-20
  • 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(228)

  • 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. 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. 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. 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. Elton GalleglyR-CA-23
  • Rep. Jack MetcalfR-WA-2
  • Rep. Tom BlileyR-VA-7
  • 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. Thomas EwingR-IL-15
  • 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. Tim HutchinsonR-AR-3
  • Rep. Rick WhiteR-WA-1
  • Rep. Terry EverettR-AL-2
  • Rep. Lindsey GrahamR-SC-3
  • Rep. Jay DickeyR-AR-4
  • 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. James HansenR-UT-1
  • 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. Howard CobleR-NC-6
  • Rep. Barbara CubinR-WY
  • 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. Robert StumpR-AZ-3
  • Rep. Helen Chenoweth-HageR-ID-1
  • Rep. Ed RoyceR-CA-39
  • Rep. Mel HancockR-MO-7
  • Rep. Wes CooleyR-OR-2
  • Rep. Joe ScarboroughR-FL-1
  • Rep. Thomas CoburnR-OK-2
  • 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 827 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.

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Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 19 actions.

  1. May 15, 1996Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 104-143.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. May 6, 1996PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. May 3, 1996FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  5. Apr 16, 1996CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
  6. Mar 28, 1996CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
  7. Dec 13, 1995CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
  8. Dec 12, 1995FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  9. FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays (2/3 required): 412 - 0 (Roll No. 845).House roll call 845
  10. 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.
  11. FloorFloor · Mr. Young (AK) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  12. Dec 11, 1995CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
  13. Nov 15, 1995CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Natural Resources Committee
  14. Nov 7, 1995CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
  15. CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
  16. Nov 2, 1995CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
  17. Aug 9, 1995CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
  18. Aug 4, 1995CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
  19. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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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.