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To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the State of Illinois certain Federal land associated with the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail to be used as an historic and interpretive site along the trail.

Public Law 106-157 · H.R. 2737 · 106th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Dec 9, 1999 · Public Lands and Natural Resources

Sponsor: Rep. Jerry Costello (D-IL-12)

Cosponsors: None

Passage votesYeaNay

HouseRecorded vote: 355 yea, 0 nay355–0
SenateUnanimous consent

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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.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the State of Illinois without consideration certain federally owned land in Madison County, Illinois, within the corridor of the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail for use as a historic site and interpretive center for the Trail. Provides for conveyance of such land back to the Secretary if the State discontinues use of the land for such purpose. Authorizes appropriations.

Who voted for it

Every House member of the 106th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 355 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

355 yea0 nay79 present or did not vote

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Democrats who voted yea(170)

Rep. Pete StarkD-CA-13
Rep. Jim McDermottD-WA-7
Rep. Maxine WatersD-CA-35
Rep. Bob FilnerD-CA-50
Rep. John ConyersD-MI-14
Rep. Barbara LeeD-CA-9
Rep. George MillerD-CA-7
Rep. Jesse JacksonD-IL-2
Rep. Donald PayneD-NJ-10
Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8
Rep. Peter DeFazioD-OR-4
Rep. Michael CapuanoD-MA-8
Rep. Alcee HastingsD-FL-23
Rep. Dennis KucinichD-OH-10
Rep. John LewisD-GA-5
Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7
Rep. John OlverD-MA-1
Rep. Maurice HincheyD-NY-26
Rep. Jerrold NadlerD-NY-8
Rep. Bruce VentoD-MN-4
Rep. Danny DavisD-IL-7
Rep. Nydia VelázquezD-NY-12
Rep. Jan SchakowskyD-IL-9
Rep. Jim McGovernD-MA-3
Rep. Chaka FattahD-PA-2
Rep. John TierneyD-MA-6
Rep. Tammy BaldwinD-WI-2
Rep. Louise SlaughterD-NY-28
Rep. Sherrod BrownD-OH-13
Rep. Lynn WoolseyD-CA-6
Rep. Barney FrankD-MA-4
Rep. Peter ViscloskyD-IN-1
Rep. David BoniorD-MI-10
Rep. Bobby RushD-IL-1
Rep. Ed TownsD-NY-10
Rep. Gregory MeeksD-NY-6
Rep. Robert BradyD-PA-1
Rep. Jim ClyburnD-SC-6
Rep. Nancy PelosiD-CA-8
Rep. Carolyn KilpatrickD-MI-15
Rep. Mel WattD-NC-12
Rep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-29
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7
Rep. Carrie MeekD-FL-17
Rep. Lucille Roybal-AllardD-CA-33
Rep. Eddie JohnsonD-TX-30
Rep. Xavier BecerraD-CA-30
Rep. Frank PalloneD-NJ-6
Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-15
Rep. Tom UdallD-NM-3
Rep. Bobby ScottD-VA-3
Rep. Thomas BarrettD-WI-5
Rep. Elijah CummingsD-MD-7
Rep. Robert BorskiD-PA-3
Rep. Gary AckermanD-NY-5
Rep. Lane EvansD-IL-17
Rep. Mark UdallD-CO-2
Rep. Diana DeGetteD-CO-1
Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonaldD-CA-37
Rep. Eva ClaytonD-NC-1
Rep. Patrick KennedyD-RI-1
Rep. Sam FarrD-CA-17
Rep. John DingellD-MI-16
Rep. Dick GephardtD-MO-3
Rep. Eliot EngelD-NY-17
Rep. Lloyd DoggettD-TX-10
Rep. Rosa DeLauroD-CT-3
Rep. Tom LantosD-CA-12
Rep. Julian DixonD-CA-32
Rep. Joe CrowleyD-NY-7
Rep. Marty MeehanD-MA-5
Rep. Howard BermanD-CA-26
Rep. Brian BairdD-WA-3
Rep. Ed PastorD-AZ-2
Rep. Tom AllenD-ME-1
Rep. Zoe LofgrenD-CA-16
Rep. Mike ThompsonD-CA-1
Rep. Lynn RiversD-MI-13
Rep. Thomas SawyerD-OH-14
Rep. Earl BlumenauerD-OR-3
Rep. Corrine BrownD-FL-3
Rep. John LaFalceD-NY-29
Rep. Harold FordD-TN-9
Rep. Robert MatsuiD-CA-5
Rep. Ted StricklandD-OH-6
Rep. Anna EshooD-CA-14
Rep. Karen McCarthyD-MO-5
Rep. Grace NapolitanoD-CA-34
Rep. Sander LevinD-MI-12
Rep. Charlie GonzalezD-TX-20
Rep. William LutherD-MN-6
Rep. Rush HoltD-NJ-12
Rep. David WuD-OR-1
Rep. Robert WexlerD-FL-19
Rep. John LarsonD-CT-1
Rep. Carolyn MaloneyD-NY-14
Rep. Bob MenendezD-NJ-13
Rep. Loretta SanchezD-CA-46
Rep. Marcy KapturD-OH-9
Rep. Ciro RodriguezD-TX-28
Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5
Rep. Karen ThurmanD-FL-5
Rep. Steven RothmanD-NJ-9
Rep. Benjamin CardinD-MD-3
Rep. Darlene HooleyD-OR-5
Rep. John BaldacciD-ME-2
Rep. Neil AbercrombieD-HI-1
Rep. Brad ShermanD-CA-24
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-9
Rep. Joseph HoeffelD-PA-13
Rep. Jerry KleczkaD-WI-4
Rep. Peter DeutschD-FL-20
Rep. Rob AndrewsD-NJ-1
Rep. Robert WeygandD-RI-2
Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6
Rep. Paul KanjorskiD-PA-11
Rep. Martin FrostD-TX-24
Rep. David PriceD-NC-4
Rep. David MingeD-MN-2
Rep. Bill PascrellD-NJ-8
Rep. Lois CappsD-CA-22
Rep. Gene GreenD-TX-29
Rep. Earl PomeroyD-ND
Rep. Ken BentsenD-TX-25
Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-3
Rep. Silvestre ReyesD-TX-16
Rep. Nick LampsonD-TX-9
Rep. Jay InsleeD-WA-1
Rep. Chet EdwardsD-TX-11
Rep. Vic SnyderD-AR-2
Rep. Ron KindD-WI-3
Rep. Debbie StabenowD-MI-8
Rep. Carolyn McCarthyD-NY-4
Rep. John SprattD-SC-5
Rep. Ellen TauscherD-CA-10
Rep. Bob EtheridgeD-NC-2
Rep. Tony HallD-OH-3
Rep. Frank MascaraD-PA-20
Rep. Jim MoranD-VA-8
Rep. James MaloneyD-CT-5
Rep. Baron HillD-IN-9
Rep. David PhelpsD-IL-19
Rep. Solomon OrtizD-TX-27
Rep. Robert WiseD-WV-2
Rep. Cal DooleyD-CA-20
Rep. Dennis MooreD-KS-3
Rep. Rick BoucherD-VA-9
Rep. Robert ClementD-TN-5
Rep. Marion BerryD-AR-1
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12
Rep. Owen PickettD-VA-2
Rep. Alan MollohanD-WV-1
Rep. Jim TurnerD-TX-2
Rep. Bart GordonD-TN-6
Rep. Leonard BoswellD-IA-3
Rep. John TannerD-TN-8
Rep. Allen BoydD-FL-2
Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4
Rep. Gary ConditD-CA-18
Rep. Timothy RoemerD-IN-3
Rep. Collin PetersonD-MN-7
Rep. James BarciaD-MI-5
Rep. Norman SisiskyD-VA-4
Rep. Chris JohnD-LA-7
Rep. Bud CramerD-AL-5
Rep. Charlie StenholmD-TX-17
Rep. Ken LucasD-KY-4
Rep. James TraficantD-OH-17
Rep. Ralph HallD-TX-4
Rep. Virgil GoodeD-VA-5

Republicans who voted yea(185)

Rep. Constance MorellaR-MD-8
Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-20
Rep. Sherry BoehlertR-NY-23
Rep. Jack QuinnR-NY-30
Rep. John PorterR-IL-10
Rep. Stephen HornR-CA-38
Rep. Chris SmithR-NJ-4
Rep. Jim LeachR-IA-1
Rep. Nancy JohnsonR-CT-6
Rep. Pete KingR-NY-3
Rep. Jim WalshR-NY-25
Rep. Rodney FrelinghuysenR-NJ-11
Rep. Jim SaxtonR-NJ-3
Rep. Wayne GilchrestR-MD-1
Rep. Sue KellyR-NY-19
Rep. John McHughR-NY-24
Rep. Steven LaTouretteR-OH-19
Rep. Steven KuykendallR-CA-36
Rep. Rick LazioR-NY-2
Rep. Frank LoBiondoR-NJ-2
Rep. Michael CastleR-DE
Rep. Lincoln Diaz-BalartR-FL-21
Rep. Heather WilsonR-NM-1
Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10
Rep. Christopher ShaysR-CT-4
Rep. Elton GalleglyR-CA-23
Rep. Doug BereuterR-NE-1
Rep. Mark FoleyR-FL-16
Rep. Phil EnglishR-PA-21
Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-40
Rep. Ileana Ros-LehtinenR-FL-18
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16
Rep. Bob FranksR-NJ-7
Rep. Bob NeyR-OH-18
Rep. Don SherwoodR-PA-10
Rep. Marge RoukemaR-NJ-5
Rep. Doug OseR-CA-3
Rep. Paul GillmorR-OH-5
Rep. Tom DavisR-VA-11
Rep. W. Bill YoungR-FL-10
Rep. Jo Ann EmersonR-MO-8
Rep. H. CallahanR-AL-1
Rep. Fred UptonR-MI-6
Rep. Ray LaHoodR-IL-18
Rep. Clay ShawR-FL-22
Rep. Don YoungR-AK
Rep. Ernie FletcherR-KY-6
Rep. Mary Bono MackR-CA-44
Rep. Johnny IsaksonR-GA-6
Rep. Dave HobsonR-OH-7
Rep. Michael BilirakisR-FL-9
Rep. Joseph SkeenR-NM-2
Rep. Spencer BachusR-AL-6
Rep. Herbert BatemanR-VA-1
Rep. Brian BilbrayR-CA-49
Rep. Ed WhitfieldR-KY-1
Rep. Thomas ReynoldsR-NY-27
Rep. Hal RogersR-KY-5
Rep. Bill McCollumR-FL-8
Rep. Anne NorthupR-KY-3
Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
Rep. Tom CampbellR-CA-15
Rep. Judy BiggertR-IL-13
Rep. Jim KolbeR-AZ-5
Rep. John ThuneR-SD
Rep. Ken CalvertR-CA-43
Rep. Joe KnollenbergR-MI-11
Rep. George GekasR-PA-17
Rep. Billy TauzinR-LA-3
Rep. Vernon EhlersR-MI-3
Rep. Bud ShusterR-PA-9
Rep. Bill BarrettR-NE-3
Rep. John ShimkusR-IL-20
Rep. Charlie BassR-NH-2
Rep. Dave CampR-MI-4
Rep. Kay GrangerR-TX-12
Rep. Jim McCreryR-LA-4
Rep. John PetersonR-PA-5
Rep. Tillie FowlerR-FL-4
Rep. Jerry WellerR-IL-11
Rep. Matthew MartínezD-CA-31
Rep. Bill ThomasR-CA-21
Rep. Frank LucasR-OK-6
Rep. Bill JenkinsR-TN-1
Rep. Buck McKeonR-CA-25
Rep. Tom BlileyR-VA-7
Rep. Charles CanadyR-FL-12
Rep. Robin HayesR-NC-8
Rep. Thomas EwingR-IL-15
Rep. Floyd SpenceR-SC-2
Rep. George NethercuttR-WA-5
Rep. Jay DickeyR-AR-4
Rep. Greg WaldenR-OR-2
Rep. Ron PackardR-CA-48
Rep. Robert AderholtR-AL-4
Rep. Roger WickerR-MS-1
Rep. Jim NussleR-IA-2
Rep. Jennifer DunnR-WA-8
Rep. James HansenR-UT-1
Rep. Mike SimpsonR-ID-2
Rep. Asa HutchinsonR-AR-3
Rep. Ron LewisR-KY-2
Rep. David VitterR-LA-1
Rep. Chip PickeringR-MS-3
Rep. Robert EhrlichR-MD-2
Rep. Tom LathamR-IA-5
Rep. Michael OxleyR-OH-4
Rep. Rob PortmanR-OH-2
Rep. Richard BurrR-NC-5
Rep. David DreierR-CA-28
Rep. Lamar SmithR-TX-21
Rep. Duke CunninghamR-CA-51
Rep. Jerry MoranR-KS-1
Rep. Porter GossR-FL-14
Rep. Charlie NorwoodR-GA-10
Rep. Ed BryantR-TN-7
Rep. Duncan HunterR-CA-52
Rep. Edward PeaseR-IN-7
Rep. Cass BallengerR-NC-10
Rep. Bob RileyR-AL-3
Rep. Jim GibbonsR-NV-2
Rep. Roy BluntR-MO-7
Rep. Mark GreenR-WI-8
Rep. Dave WeldonR-FL-15
Rep. Scott McInnisR-CO-3
Rep. Doc HastingsR-WA-4
Rep. Jack MetcalfR-WA-2
Rep. Mark SouderR-IN-4
Rep. David McIntoshR-IN-2
Rep. Larry CombestR-TX-19
Rep. Lee TerryR-NE-2
Rep. Mac ThornberryR-TX-13
Rep. James RoganR-CA-27
Rep. Rick HillR-MT
Rep. Kevin BradyR-TX-8
Rep. George RadanovichR-CA-19
Rep. Dan MillerR-FL-13
Rep. Lindsey GrahamR-SC-3
Rep. Nick SmithR-MI-7
Rep. Jim RamstadR-MN-3
Rep. Bob GoodlatteR-VA-6
Rep. Ernest IstookR-OK-5
Rep. Tom PetriR-WI-6
Rep. Jack KingstonR-GA-1
Rep. Roscoe BartlettR-MD-6
Rep. Paul RyanR-WI-1
Rep. Gary MillerR-CA-41
Rep. John KasichR-OH-12
Rep. John LinderR-GA-11
Rep. Joseph PittsR-PA-16
Rep. Richard ArmeyR-TX-26
Rep. Van HillearyR-TN-4
Rep. Walter JonesR-NC-3
Rep. Todd TiahrtR-KS-4
Rep. Jim RyunR-KS-2
Rep. Joe BartonR-TX-6
Rep. Dan BurtonR-IN-6
Rep. Pete HoekstraR-MI-2
Rep. Gil GutknechtR-MN-1
Rep. Richard PomboR-CA-11
Rep. Robert StumpR-AZ-3
Rep. Christopher CoxR-CA-47
Rep. Cliff StearnsR-FL-6
Rep. Jimmy DuncanR-TN-2
Rep. Wally HergerR-CA-2
Rep. Chris CannonR-UT-3
Rep. John DoolittleR-CA-4
Rep. John SununuR-NH-1
Rep. Donald ManzulloR-IL-16
Rep. Howard CobleR-NC-6
Rep. Steve LargentR-OK-1
Rep. Jim DeMintR-SC-4
Rep. Sam JohnsonR-TX-3
Rep. Steve ChabotR-OH-1
Rep. Tom TancredoR-CO-6
Rep. Joel HefleyR-CO-5
Rep. Phil CraneR-IL-8
Rep. John ShadeggR-AZ-4
Rep. Dana RohrabacherR-CA-45
Rep. Ed RoyceR-CA-39
Rep. John HostettlerR-IN-8
Rep. James SensenbrennerR-WI-9
Rep. Helen Chenoweth-HageR-ID-1
Rep. Mark SanfordR-SC-1
Rep. Ron PaulR-TX-14

Data notes

The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 549 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.

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.

Dec 9, 1999Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 106-157.
Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
Nov 30, 1999PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
Nov 19, 1999FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 1, 1999FloorFloor · 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 the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 355 - 0 (Roll no. 551).House roll call 551
FloorFloor · At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
FloorFloor · Mr. Hansen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
Oct 20, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Natural Resources Committee
Sep 23, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Federal Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Federal Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
Sep 14, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Federal Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
Aug 16, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Federal Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
Aug 5, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House

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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.

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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.