A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1978, 1979, and 1980 to carry out State cooperative programs under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
Public Law 95-212 · S. 1316 · 95th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Jimmy Carter (D) on Dec 19, 1977 · Environmental Protection
Sponsor: Sen. John Culver (D-IA)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseMethod not stated
- SenateMethod not stated
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.
Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to revise the requirements necessary for State programs to be deemed adequate and active programs for the conservation of endangered species and to qualify for Federal assistance under the Act.
Authorizes the appropriation of $10,000,000 through September 30, 1977, and $16,000,000 for fiscal years 1978-1981 for State cooperative programs under the Act.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
A committee links to its page only where it exists in the current Congress; older and renamed committees are named without a link.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 23 actions.
- Dec 19, 1977Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public Law 95-212.
- Dec 7, 1977PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Dec 6, 1977PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Nov 30, 1977Resolving differencesResolving differences · House receded from certain amendment.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · House agreed to conference report.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in House: House agreed to conference report.
- Nov 29, 1977Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to conference report.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed in Senate, S. Rept. 95-607.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed: Conference report filed in Senate, S. Rept. 95-607.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 95-823.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed: Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 95-823.
- Nov 2, 1977Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference scheduled in House.
- Oct 31, 1977Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference scheduled in Senate.
- Oct 18, 1977FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended, in lieu of H.R. 6405.
- FloorFloor · Measure called up by unanimous consent in House.
- May 25, 1977FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, amended.
- FloorFloor · Measure called up by unanimous consent in Senate.
- May 16, 1977CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
- Apr 20, 1977CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Environment and Public Works 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.