To grant the consent of Congress to an amendment of the Historic Chattahoochee Compact between the States of Alabama and Georgia.
Public Law 104-144 · H.R. 2064 · 104th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on May 16, 1996 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Terry Everett (R-AL-2)
Cosponsors (6): Rep. Tom Bevill, Rep. Sanford Bishop,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Grants the consent of the Congress to the amendment to articles I, II, and III of the Historic Chattahoochee Compact between Alabama and Georgia which: (1) provide that the purpose of the Compact is to promote the cooperative development of the Chattahoochee valley's full potential for historic preservation and tourism; (2) make such Compact effective immediately as to the States ratifying it whenever Alabama and Georgia have ratified it and the Congress has given its consent; and (3) permit the two States to establish a joint agency to be known as the Historic Chattahoochee Commission.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Judiciary Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 16 actions.
- May 16, 1996Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 104-144.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- May 6, 1996PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- May 3, 1996FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Mar 12, 1996FloorFloor · 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 voice vote.
- FloorFloor · At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Gekas objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Gekas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Dec 1, 1995CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Judiciary Committee
- Oct 31, 1995CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Judiciary Committee
- Oct 19, 1995CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
- Jul 28, 1995CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
- Jul 19, 1995CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Judiciary Committee
- 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.