A bill to designate the Great Bear Wilderness, Flathead National Forest, and enlarge Bob Marshall wilderness, flathead and Lewis and Clark national forests, state of Montana.
Public Law 95-546 · H.R. 13972 · 95th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Jimmy Carter (D) on Oct 28, 1978 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Rep. Morris Udall (D-AZ-2)
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.
Designates specified lands in Montana as the Great Bear Wilderness to be included in the Flathead National Forest, Montana.
Enlarges the Bob Marshall Wilderness in Montana to include specified lands in Montana as a part of the Lewis and Clark National Forest.
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. 13 actions.
- Oct 28, 1978Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public Law 95-546.
- Oct 24, 1978PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Oct 14, 1978PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · House agreed to Senate amendment.
- Oct 6, 1978FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, amended.
- FloorFloor · Measure called up by unanimous consent in Senate.
- Oct 3, 1978FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended.
- FloorFloor · Measure called up under motion to suspend rules and pass in House.
- Sep 22, 1978CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
- Aug 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.