An Act to amend the act establishing the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore to provide for the expansion of the lakeshore, and for other purposes.
Public Law 94-549 · H.R. 11455 · 94th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Gerald Ford (R) on Oct 18, 1976 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Rep. Floyd Fithian (D-IN-2)
Cosponsors (24): Rep. John Roush, Rep. Ray Madden,
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseMethod not stated
- SenateRecorded vote: 74 yea, 0 nay74–0
Data notes
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.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
(Measure passed Senate, amended, roll call #646 (74-0))
Expands the boundaries of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.
Revises provisions regarding retention of the right of use and occupancy by owners of improved property after such property has been acquired by the Secretary.
Increases the membership of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Advisory Commission. Authorizes the Commission to assist with the identification of acceptable disposal sites for certain industrial wastes.
Raises the monetary ceiling for the acquisition of lands for the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, and for its development. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to submit to Congress a general management plan detailing the development of such lakeshore.
Details guidelines regarding rights-of-way and easements added by this Act.
Eliminates the present waiver of the power of the Secretary to condemn specified lands subject to approved zoning ordinances.
Who voted for it
Every senator of the 94th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 75 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
75 yea0 nay25 present or did not vote
Democrats who voted yea(46)
- Sen. James AbourezkD-SD
- Sen. William ProxmireD-WI
- Sen. Dick ClarkD-IA
- Sen. Gaylord NelsonD-WI
- Sen. George McGovernD-SD
Sen. Joseph BidenD-DE- Sen. John CulverD-IA
- Sen. Gary HartD-CO
Sen. Ted KennedyD-MA- Sen. William HathawayD-ME
- Sen. John DurkinD-NH
Sen. Patrick LeahyD-VT- Sen. Birch BayhD-IN
- Sen. Thomas EagletonD-MO
- Sen. Edmund MuskieD-ME
- Sen. Frank ChurchD-ID
- Sen. Fritz HollingsD-SC
- Sen. Hubert HumphreyD-MN
- Sen. Stuart SymingtonD-MO
- Sen. Adlai StevensonD-IL
- Sen. Thomas McIntyreD-NH
- Sen. Dale BumpersD-AR
- Sen. Quentin BurdickD-ND
- Sen. Claiborne PellD-RI
Sen. Robert ByrdD-WV- Sen. Harrison WilliamsD-NJ
- Sen. Scoop JacksonD-WA
- Sen. Warren MagnusonD-WA
- Sen. Abraham RibicoffD-CT
- Sen. Wendell FordD-KY
- Sen. John PastoreD-RI
- Sen. Howard CannonD-NV
Sen. Daniel InouyeD-HI- Sen. Robert MorganD-NC
- Sen. Jennings RandolphD-WV
- Sen. Mike GravelD-AK
- Sen. John JohnstonD-LA
- Sen. Samuel NunnD-GA
- Sen. John SparkmanD-AL
- Sen. Russell LongD-LA
- Sen. Herman TalmadgeD-GA
- Sen. John StennisD-MS
- Sen. John McClellanD-AR
- Sen. James EastlandD-MS
- Sen. Harry ByrdD-VA
- Sen. James AllenD-AL
Republicans who voted yea(29)
- Sen. Clifford CaseR-NJ
- Sen. Edward BrookeR-MA
- Sen. Richard SchweikerR-PA
- Sen. Jacob JavitsR-NY
- Sen. Charles MathiasR-MD
- Sen. Charles PercyR-IL
- Sen. Mark HatfieldR-OR
- Sen. Lowell WeickerR-CT
- Sen. Hugh ScottR-PA
- Sen. James PearsonR-KS
- Sen. Robert PackwoodR-OR
- Sen. Hiram FongR-HI
Sen. Ted StevensR-AK- Sen. Milton YoungR-ND
- Sen. William RothR-DE
- Sen. Howard BakerR-TN
- Sen. Robert GriffinR-MI
- Sen. Strom ThurmondR-SC
- Sen. Dewey BartlettR-OK
- Sen. Roman HruskaR-NE
- Sen. Jake GarnR-UT
- Sen. Paul LaxaltR-NV
- Sen. William ScottR-VA
- Sen. Clifford HansenR-WY
- Sen. John TowerR-TX
- Sen. Carl CurtisR-NE
- Sen. Paul FanninR-AZ
- Sen. Jesse HelmsR-NC
- Sen. Barry GoldwaterR-AZ
Data notes
The Senate’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 1257 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.
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. 14 actions.
- Oct 18, 1976Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public law 94-549.
- Oct 6, 1976PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- Oct 5, 1976PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Sep 29, 1976Resolving differencesResolving differences · House agreed to Senate amendment.
- Sep 24, 1976FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, amended, roll call #646 (74-0).Senate roll call 646
- Aug 30, 1976CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Feb 18, 1976CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Feb 17, 1976FloorFloor · Measure passed House, roll call #57 (272-118).House roll call 57
- FloorFloor · Measure called up under motion to suspend rules and pass in House.
- Feb 10, 1976CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
- Jan 22, 1976CommitteeCommittee · 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.