An Act to amend the Act of August 10, 1939 (53 Stat. 1347), and for other purposes.
Public Law 93-589 · S. 3289 · 93rd Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Gerald Ford (R) on Jan 2, 1975 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Sen. Scoop Jackson (D-WA)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseMethod not stated
- SenateMethod not stated
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Provides that any of the Non-Federal lands authorized to be restored to the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon, may be exchanged under the consolidation of national forest lands provisions of Federal law.
States that all of such lands so accepted in exchange shall thereupon be added to and made a part of the national forest in which they are located and shall thereafter be administered under the laws and regulations relating to the national forests. Provides that lands received in exchange or purchased under the provisions of this Act shall be open to mineral locations, mineral development, and patent, in accordance with the mining laws of the United States.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 10 actions.
- Jan 2, 1975Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public law 93-589.
- Dec 24, 1974PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Dec 20, 1974FloorFloor · Measure passed House.
- Dec 10, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Agriculture Committee
- Aug 19, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Agriculture Committee
- Aug 16, 1974FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate.
- Aug 15, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Apr 2, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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.