A bill to amend Public Law 95-18, providing for emergency drought relief measures.
Public Law 95-226 · H.R. 10532 · 95th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Jimmy Carter (D) on Feb 7, 1978 · Water Resources Development
Sponsor: Rep. Morris Udall (D-AZ-2)
Cosponsors (7): Rep. Bernice Sisk, Rep. Albert Ullman,
Passage votes
- HouseMethod not stated
- SenateMethod not stated
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to allow continuation and completion of construction on Federal reclamation projects and Indian irrigation projects to mitigate the effects of the 1976-77 drought for a reasonable period of time where certain unanticipated and unavoidable circumstances prevented completion before January 31, 1978.
Directs the Secretary to report to the President and Congress on emergency actions taken to mitigate the effects of 1976-77 drought no later than May 1, 1978.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 12 actions.
- Feb 7, 1978Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public Law 95-226.
- Feb 3, 1978PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Feb 1, 1978PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Jan 31, 1978FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate.
- FloorFloor · Measure called up by unanimous consent in Senate.
- Jan 30, 1978FloorFloor · Measure passed House.
- FloorFloor · Measure called up by unanimous consent in House.
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
- Jan 24, 1978CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.