A bill to authorize appropriations to carry out the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 during fiscal years 1979, 1980, and 1981.
Public Law 95-316 · H.R. 10730 · 95th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Jimmy Carter (D) on Jul 10, 1978 · Animals
Sponsor: Rep. John Murphy (D-NY-17)
Cosponsors (24): Rep. Robert Leggett, Rep. Philip Ruppe,
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 Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to authorize appropriations to carry out the purposes of this Act during fiscal years 1979, 1980, and 1981.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee · House · referred to, reported by
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 14 actions.
- Jul 10, 1978Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public Law 95-316.
- Jun 29, 1978PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Jun 28, 1978Resolving differencesResolving differences · House agreed to Senate amendment.
- Jun 7, 1978FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, amended.
- May 15, 1978CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Apr 11, 1978CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Apr 10, 1978FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended, roll call #201 (380-5).House roll call 201
- FloorFloor · Measure called up under motion to suspend rules and pass in House.
- Mar 31, 1978CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
- Feb 2, 1978CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Merchant Marine and Fisheries 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.