A bill to consent to the amended Bear River Compact between the States of Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming.
Public Law 96-189 · H.R. 4320 · 96th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Jimmy Carter (D) on Feb 8, 1980 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Koln McKay (D-UT-1)
Cosponsors (3): Rep. Abraham Kazen, Rep. Richard Cheney,
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.
Gives the consent of the Congress to the amended Bear River Compact between the States of Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming which establishes the Bear River Commission to regulate the diversion of water from the Bear River.
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.
- Feb 8, 1980Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public Law 96-189.
- Feb 1, 1980PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Jan 31, 1980PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- Jan 30, 1980PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Jan 23, 1980FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Judiciary Committee
- Nov 28, 1979CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
- Nov 27, 1979FloorFloor · Measure passed House.
- Oct 18, 1979CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
- Jun 5, 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.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.