A bill granting the consent of Congress to the New Hampshire-Vermont Interstate Sewage Waste Disposal Facilities Compact.
Public Law 94-403 · H.R. 9153 · 94th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Gerald Ford (R) on Sep 9, 1976 · Environmental Protection
Sponsor: Rep. James Cleveland (R-NH-2)
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.
Interstate Compact - Grants the consent of Congress to the New Hampshire-Vermont Interstate Sewage Waste Disposal Facilities Compact providing for the erection and maintenance of joint sewage and waste disposal facilities by specified municipalities in New Hampshire and Vermont.
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.
- Sep 9, 1976Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public law 94-403.
- Aug 30, 1976PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Aug 26, 1976FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate.
- Aug 25, 1976CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Judiciary Committee
- May 19, 1976CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
- May 17, 1976FloorFloor · Measure passed House.
- May 11, 1976CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Judiciary Committee
- Jul 31, 1975CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Judiciary 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.