To amend the Idaho Admission Act regarding the sale or lease of school land.
Public Law 105-296 · H.R. 4166 · 105th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Oct 27, 1998 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Rep. Mike Crapo (R-ID-2)
Cosponsors (1): Rep. Helen Chenoweth-Hage
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Amends the Idaho Admission Act regarding school land lease or sale to provide for: (1) establishment of an earnings reserve fund; (2) authorization of a land bank fund for additional land purchases; and (3) elimination of land lease-time restrictions.
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
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 16 actions.
- Oct 27, 1998Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 105-296.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 20, 1998PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 7, 1998FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 25, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Sep 23, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Sep 16, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Sep 15, 1998FloorFloor · 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 · Mr. Hansen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Sep 11, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
- Aug 5, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Federal Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Jul 6, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Federal Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Jun 25, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources 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.