A bill to convey certain federally owned land to the Twenty-Nine Palms Park and Recreation district.
Public Law 94-262 · H.R. 1466 · 94th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Gerald Ford (R) on Apr 11, 1976 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Rep. Jerry Pettis (R-CA-37)
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.
Conveys specified federally owned land in California to the Twentynine Palms Park and Recreation District. Provides that such land shall be used only as an Indian cemetery and historical museum site of general interest to the public.
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. 12 actions.
- Apr 11, 1976Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public law 94-262.
- Apr 5, 1976PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- Apr 2, 1976PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Apr 1, 1976FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate.
- Mar 31, 1976CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Oct 7, 1975CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Oct 6, 1975FloorFloor · Measure passed House.
- Sep 15, 1975CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
- Jan 15, 1975CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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.