A bill to facilitate the exchange of certain lands in the state of Oregon and for other purposes.
Public Law 95-394 · H.R. 12772 · 95th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Jimmy Carter (D) on Sep 30, 1978 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Rep. Les AuCoin (D-OR-1)
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.
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey specified lands to the State of Oregon for purposes of enlarging the Ecola State Park.
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 30, 1978Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public Law 95-394.
- Sep 19, 1978PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- Sep 18, 1978PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Sep 15, 1978FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate.
- FloorFloor · Measure called up by unanimous consent in Senate.
- Aug 15, 1978FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended.
- FloorFloor · Measure called up by unanimous consent in House.
- Aug 8, 1978CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
- May 17, 1978CommitteeCommittee · 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.