An Act making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978, and for other purposes.
Public Law 95-74 · H.R. 7636 · 95th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Jimmy Carter (D) on Jul 26, 1977 · Economics and Public Finance
Sponsor: Rep. Sidney Yates (D-IL-9)
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.
Title I: Department of the Interior Land and Water Resources - Appropriates specified amounts for fiscal year 1978 for the following: the Bureau of Land Management, Office of Water Research and Technology, Bureau of Outdoor Recreation, Land and Water Conservation Fund, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, Geological Survey, Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration, Bureau of Mines, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Territorial Affairs, Office of the Solicitor, and Office of the Secretary of the Interior.
Title II: Related Agencies - Makes appropriations for fiscal year 1978 to the following agencies: the Forest Service, Energy Research and Development Administration, Federal Energy Administration, Naval Petroleum Reserves, Indian Health Service, Indian Health Facilities, Indian Education, Institute of Museum Services, Indian Claims Commission, Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation Commission, Smithsonian Institution, National Gallery of Art, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, Commission on Fine Arts, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, National Capital Planning Commission, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission, Joint Federal-State Land Use Planning Commission for Alaska, Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation, and Funds Appropriated to the President (Petroleum Reserves).
Title III: General Provisions - Places specified limitations on the use of appropriated funds which have been made available to the Secretaries of the Interior and of Agriculture.
States that no part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided.
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.
- Jul 26, 1977Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public Law 95-74.
- Jul 15, 1977PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Jul 14, 1977PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Jul 13, 1977Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to House amendment.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to conference report.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report.
- Jul 12, 1977Resolving differencesResolving differences · House receded and concurred with amendment in certain Senate amendments.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · House receded and concurred in certain Senate amendment.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · House agreed to conference report.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in House: House agreed to conference report.
- Jun 23, 1977Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 95-461.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed: Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 95-461.
- Jun 21, 1977Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference scheduled in House.
- Jun 17, 1977Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference scheduled in Senate.
- FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, amended, roll call #221 (80-2).Senate roll call 221
- Jun 16, 1977FloorFloor · Measure called up by unanimous consent in Senate.
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Appropriations Committee
- Jun 10, 1977CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee
- Jun 9, 1977FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended, roll call #327 (395-7).House roll call 327
- Jun 6, 1977CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Appropriations Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
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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.