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A joint resolution to amend the Act of October 21, 1978 (92 Stat. 1675; P.L. 95-498).

Public Law 96-117 · H.J.Res. 199 · 96th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Jimmy Carter (D) on Nov 16, 1979 · Native Americans

Sponsor: Rep. Morris Udall (D-AZ-2)

Cosponsors: None

Passage votesYeaNay

HouseRecorded vote: 336 yea, 0 nay336–0
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.

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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Corrects the description of the location of specified lands in an Act declaring that the United States holds certain public domain lands in New Mexico, in trust for the Pueblo of Santa Ana.

Who voted for it

Every House member of the 96th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 339 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

339 yea0 nay93 present or did not vote

Dimension 2

Economic left–right

More liberalMore conservative

Democrats who voted yea(216)

Rep. Parren MitchellD-MD-7
Rep. Frederick RichmondD-NY-14
Rep. Edward RoybalD-CA-25
Rep. Anthony BeilensonD-CA-23
Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-19
Rep. Benjamin RosenthalD-NY-8
Rep. Don EdwardsD-CA-10
Rep. Mickey LelandD-TX-18
Rep. Richard BollingD-MO-5
Rep. James CormanD-CA-21
Rep. Edward PattenD-NJ-15
Rep. James ScheuerD-NY-11
Rep. Robert EckhardtD-TX-8
Rep. Paul SimonD-IL-24
Rep. William GrayD-PA-2
Rep. Jonathan BinghamD-NY-22
Rep. Theodore WeissD-NY-20
Rep. Julian DixonD-CA-28
Rep. Shirley ChisholmD-NY-12
Rep. David BoniorD-MI-12
Rep. Charles DiggsD-MI-13
Rep. Bill ClayD-MO-1
Rep. Bennett StewartD-IL-1
Rep. William LehmanD-FL-13
Rep. Dante FascellD-FL-15
Rep. Sidney YatesD-IL-9
Rep. Stephen SolarzD-NY-13
Rep. Pete StarkD-CA-9
Rep. George BrownD-CA-36
Rep. George DanielsonD-CA-30
Rep. Abner MikvaD-IL-10
Rep. John SeiberlingD-OH-14
Rep. Charles PriceD-IL-23
Rep. Lucien NedziD-MI-14
Rep. Gus HawkinsD-CA-29
Rep. William FordD-MI-15
Rep. Daniel RostenkowskiD-IL-8
Rep. Henry ReussD-WI-5
Rep. John BrademasD-IN-3
Rep. Martin SaboD-MN-5
Rep. Thomas AshleyD-OH-9
Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8
Rep. Richard OttingerD-NY-24
Rep. William BrodheadD-MI-17
Rep. James ShannonD-MA-5
Rep. Peter RodinoD-NJ-10
Rep. John FaryD-IL-5
Rep. Cardiss CollinsD-IL-7
Rep. Morgan MurphyD-IL-2
Rep. Norman MinetaD-CA-13
Rep. Robert DrinanD-MA-4
Rep. Victor FazioD-CA-4
Rep. Daniel AkakaD-HI-2
Rep. Robert GiaimoD-CT-3
Rep. Bruce VentoD-MN-4
Rep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-24
Rep. Robert MatsuiD-CA-3
Rep. Harold FordD-TN-8
Rep. William BurlisonD-MO-10
Rep. James WrightD-TX-12
Rep. Elizabeth HoltzmanD-NY-16
Rep. James BlanchardD-MI-18
Rep. Alvin BaldusD-WI-3
Rep. Harold JohnsonD-CA-1
Rep. Gerry StuddsD-MA-12
Rep. Frank AnnunzioD-IL-11
Rep. Charles VanikD-OH-22
Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7
Rep. Clement ZablockiD-WI-4
Rep. Joseph AddabboD-NY-7
Rep. Albert UllmanD-OR-2
Rep. Toby MoffettD-CT-6
Rep. Thomas DowneyD-NY-2
Rep. James HowardD-NJ-3
Rep. Barbara MikulskiD-MD-3
Rep. Lindy BoggsD-LA-2
Rep. Edward StackD-FL-12
Rep. John MurphyD-NY-17
Rep. Allan SwiftD-WA-2
Rep. Michael LowryD-WA-7
Rep. Michael BarnesD-MD-8
Rep. George MillerD-CA-7
Rep. Ozzie MyersD-PA-1
Rep. Tony HallD-OH-3
Rep. Raymond LedererD-PA-3
Rep. Peter PeyserD-NY-23
Rep. Robert MollohanD-WV-1
Rep. Don BonkerD-WA-3
Rep. Geraldine FerraroD-NY-9
Rep. Howard WolpeD-MI-3
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12
Rep. Timothy WirthD-CO-2
Rep. Thomas FoleyD-WA-5
Rep. Mike McCormackD-WA-4
Rep. Bob CarrD-MI-6
Rep. Robert DuncanD-OR-3
Rep. William RatchfordD-CT-5
Rep. Albert GoreD-TN-4
Rep. James FlorioD-NJ-1
Rep. Herbert HarrisD-VA-8
Rep. Thomas SteedD-OK-4
Rep. Fernand St. GermainD-RI-1
Rep. Morris UdallD-AZ-2
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-7
Rep. John BurtonD-CA-5
Rep. John LaFalceD-NY-36
Rep. Kenneth HollandD-SC-5
Rep. Henry NowakD-NY-37
Rep. Donald PeaseD-OH-13
Rep. James HanleyD-NY-32
Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6
Rep. John JenretteD-SC-6
Rep. Donald BaileyD-PA-21
Rep. Joseph FisherD-VA-10
Rep. Jerome TraxlerD-MI-8
Rep. Robert EdgarD-PA-7
Rep. Edward BolandD-MA-2
Rep. Lunsford PreyerD-NC-6
Rep. Charles RoseD-NC-7
Rep. Robert YoungD-MO-2
Rep. Butler DerrickD-SC-3
Rep. Dick GephardtD-MO-3
Rep. Stanley LundineD-NY-39
Rep. Martin FrostD-TX-24
Rep. Frank GuariniD-NJ-14
Rep. Robert RoeD-NJ-8
Rep. Raymond KogovsekD-CO-3
Rep. Lester WolffD-NY-6
Rep. Joseph MinishD-NJ-11
Rep. Charles WilsonD-CA-31
Rep. Nicholas MavroulesD-MA-6
Rep. Sam GibbonsD-FL-7
Rep. Peter KostmayerD-PA-8
Rep. Walter JonesD-NC-1
Rep. Michael SynarD-OK-2
Rep. Neal SmithD-IA-4
Rep. Beryl AnthonyD-AR-4
Rep. John CavanaughD-NE-2
Rep. Bo GinnD-GA-1
Rep. Adam BenjaminD-IN-1
Rep. Carl PerkinsD-KY-7
Rep. John SlackD-WV-3
Rep. Les AuCoinD-OR-1
Rep. Douglas WalgrenD-PA-18
Rep. Don FuquaD-FL-2
Rep. Charles WhitleyD-NC-3
Rep. Bill HefnerD-NC-8
Rep. Wyche FowlerD-GA-5
Rep. William BonerD-TN-5
Rep. James LloydD-CA-35
Rep. Tom HarkinD-IA-5
Rep. Brian DonnellyD-MA-11
Rep. Tom BevillD-AL-4
Rep. Charles WilsonD-TX-2
Rep. Leon PanettaD-CA-16
Rep. Earl HuttoD-FL-1
Rep. William NatcherD-KY-2
Rep. Glenn AndersonD-CA-32
Rep. James JonesD-OK-1
Rep. Allen ErtelD-PA-17
Rep. Jake PickleD-TX-10
Rep. Ed JonesD-TN-7
Rep. Romano MazzoliD-KY-3
Rep. Joseph GaydosD-PA-20
Rep. James MattoxD-TX-5
Rep. Tom DaschleD-SD-1
Rep. Martin RussoD-IL-3
Rep. Samuel StrattonD-NY-28
Rep. Vonno GudgerD-NC-11
Rep. James WeaverD-OR-4
Rep. Edward BeardD-RI-2
Rep. Abraham KazenD-TX-23
Rep. Floyd FithianD-IN-2
Rep. Norman D’AmoursD-NH-1
Rep. Daniel MicaD-FL-11
Rep. Bill NelsonD-FL-9
Rep. Joseph EarlyD-MA-3
Rep. Jamie WhittenD-MS-1
Rep. Austin MurphyD-PA-22
Rep. Jack HightowerD-TX-13
Rep. Harold VolkmerD-MO-9
Rep. Lee HamiltonD-IN-9
Rep. David BowenD-MS-2
Rep. Philip SharpD-IN-10
Rep. Stephen NealD-NC-5
Rep. Charles BennettD-FL-3
Rep. Herbert RobertsD-TX-4
Rep. William HughesD-NJ-2
Rep. Kika de la GarzaD-TX-15
Rep. Daniel GlickmanD-KS-4
Rep. Jack BrinkleyD-GA-3
Rep. Patricia SchroederD-CO-1
Rep. Andy IrelandD-FL-8
Rep. Richard WhiteD-TX-16
Rep. Druie BarnardD-GA-10
Rep. Elliott LevitasD-GA-4
Rep. Gus YatronD-PA-6
Rep. Anthony LeachD-LA-4
Rep. Carroll HubbardD-KY-1
Rep. Thomas HuckabyD-LA-5
Rep. William NicholsD-AL-3
Rep. Lawrence FountainD-NC-2
Rep. James SantiniD-NV
Rep. Glenn EnglishD-OK-6
Rep. David EvansD-IN-6
Rep. Douglas ApplegateD-OH-18
Rep. Sam HallD-TX-1
Rep. Sonny MontgomeryD-MS-3
Rep. Phil GrammD-TX-6
Rep. Charlie StenholmD-TX-17
Rep. Andrew JacobsD-IN-11
Rep. James LeathD-TX-11
Rep. Dan DanielD-VA-5
Rep. Richard IchordD-MO-8
Rep. Robert StumpD-AZ-3
Rep. Lawrence McDonaldD-GA-7

Republicans who voted yea(123)

Rep. Bill GreenR-NY-18
Rep. Marc MarksR-PA-24
Rep. Charles DoughertyR-PA-4
Rep. Margaret HecklerR-MA-10
Rep. Frank HortonR-NY-34
Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-26
Rep. Matthew RinaldoR-NJ-12
Rep. John BuchananR-AL-6
Rep. Joseph McDadeR-PA-10
Rep. Tim CarterR-KY-5
Rep. Jim JeffordsR-VT
Rep. Jim JohnsonR-CO-4
Rep. John StantonR-OH-11
Rep. Paul FindleyR-IL-20
Rep. William WamplerR-VA-9
Rep. Jack EdwardsR-AL-1
Rep. Donald MitchellR-NY-31
Rep. John DuncanR-TN-2
Rep. Robert DavisR-MI-11
Rep. Donald ClausenR-CA-2
Rep. Norman LentR-NY-4
Rep. Olympia SnoweR-ME-2
Rep. James QuillenR-TN-1
Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
Rep. William ClingerR-PA-23
Rep. Jim LeachR-IA-1
Rep. Thomas EvansR-DE
Rep. Edward MadiganR-IL-21
Rep. Mark AndrewsR-ND
Rep. David EmeryR-ME-1
Rep. George WhitehurstR-VA-2
Rep. Robert CoughlinR-PA-13
Rep. James BroyhillR-NC-10
Rep. Harold SawyerR-MI-5
Rep. Larry WinnR-KS-3
Rep. Robert McCloryR-IL-13
Rep. John ErlenbornR-IL-14
Rep. David TreenR-LA-3
Rep. Don YoungR-AK
Rep. George O’BrienR-IL-17
Rep. Guy Vander JagtR-MI-9
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16
Rep. Virginia SmithR-NE-3
Rep. David MarriottR-UT-2
Rep. Robin BeardR-TN-6
Rep. William MooreR-LA-6
Rep. Manuel LujánR-NM-1
Rep. Paul TribleR-VA-1
Rep. Bob WilsonR-CA-41
Rep. Doug BereuterR-NE-1
Rep. John HammerschmidtR-AR-3
Rep. Robert LivingstonR-LA-1
Rep. James ClevelandR-NH-2
Rep. Willis GradisonR-OH-1
Rep. Keith SebeliusR-KS-1
Rep. Manley ButlerR-VA-6
Rep. Floyd SpenceR-SC-2
Rep. James AbdnorR-SD-2
Rep. Carroll CampbellR-SC-4
Rep. Marion SnyderR-KY-4
Rep. Huey DeckardR-IN-8
Rep. Larry HopkinsR-KY-6
Rep. Charles PashayanR-CA-17
Rep. Jack KempR-NY-38
Rep. Thomas CorcoranR-IL-15
Rep. W. Bill YoungR-FL-6
Rep. William BroomfieldR-MI-19
Rep. Clarence BrownR-OH-7
Rep. James CourterR-NJ-13
Rep. William FrenzelR-MN-3
Rep. Edwin BethuneR-AR-2
Rep. Ronald MarleneeR-MT-2
Rep. Donald RitterR-PA-15
Rep. Edwin ForsytheR-NJ-6
Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-37
Rep. Clair BurgenerR-CA-43
Rep. Chuck GrassleyR-IA-3
Rep. Trent LottR-MS-5
Rep. Thomas HagedornR-MN-2
Rep. James RobinsonR-VA-7
Rep. Newton GingrichR-GA-6
Rep. Gary LeeR-NY-33
Rep. Richard SchulzeR-PA-5
Rep. James MartinR-NC-9
Rep. Barber ConableR-NY-35
Rep. John MyersR-IN-7
Rep. Edward DerwinskiR-IL-4
Rep. Robert DornanR-CA-27
Rep. Skip BafalisR-FL-10
Rep. Arlan StangelandR-MN-7
Rep. William DickinsonR-AL-2
Rep. Wayne GrishamR-CA-33
Rep. William CarneyR-NY-1
Rep. Robert DanielR-VA-4
Rep. Richard CheneyR-WY
Rep. Bill ThomasR-CA-18
Rep. Mickey EdwardsR-OK-5
Rep. Thomas LoefflerR-TX-21
Rep. Robert LagomarsinoR-CA-19
Rep. Gerald SolomonR-NY-29
Rep. Carlos MoorheadR-CA-22
Rep. Dan QuayleR-IN-4
Rep. Delbert LattaR-OH-5
Rep. Marjorie HoltR-MD-4
Rep. Bud ShusterR-PA-9
Rep. Clarence MillerR-OH-10
Rep. Robert WalkerR-PA-16
Rep. Kenneth KramerR-CO-5
Rep. Eldon RuddR-AZ-4
Rep. James SensenbrennerR-WI-9
Rep. Samuel DevineR-OH-12
Rep. Norman ShumwayR-CA-14
Rep. Daniel LungrenR-CA-34
Rep. Bill ArcherR-TX-7
Rep. James JeffriesR-KS-2
Rep. Richard KellyR-FL-5
Rep. Robert BaumanR-MD-1
Rep. William DannemeyerR-CA-39
Rep. Steven SymmsR-ID-1
Rep. George HansenR-ID-2
Rep. Phil CraneR-IL-12
Rep. James CollinsR-TX-3
Rep. Ron PaulR-TX-22

Data notes

The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 63 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.

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Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

Natural Resources Committee · House · referred to, reported by
Indian Affairs Committee · Senate · referred to, reported by

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 13 actions.

Nov 16, 1979Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
PresidentPresident · Public Law 96-117.
Nov 9, 1979PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
Nov 8, 1979PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
Nov 7, 1979FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate.
Nov 1, 1979CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Indian Affairs Committee
Apr 4, 1979CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Indian Affairs Committee
Apr 2, 1979FloorFloor · Measure passed House, roll call #70 (336-0).House roll call 70
FloorFloor · Measure called up under motion to suspend rules and pass in House.
Mar 27, 1979CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
Feb 8, 1979CommitteeCommittee · 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.

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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.