A bill granting the consent of the Congress to an interstate compact between the States of Mississippi and Louisiana establishing a commission to study the feasibility of rapid rail transit service between the two States.
Public Law 97-213 · H.R. 4903 · 97th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Jun 30, 1982 · Transportation and Public Works
Sponsor: Rep. Jamie Whitten (D-MS-1)
Cosponsors (12): Rep. David Bowen, Rep. Sonny Montgomery,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
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.
Interstate Compact - Grants the consent of Congress to the compact between Mississippi and Louisiana which establishes a commission to study the feasibility of providing rapid rail transit service between the two States.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Judiciary Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Administrative Law and Governmental Relations Subcommittee
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 15 actions.
- Jun 30, 1982Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 97-213.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Jun 29, 1982PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Jun 24, 1982FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Jun 23, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Judiciary Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Judiciary Committee
- Jun 9, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
- Jun 7, 1982FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- May 21, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Judiciary Committee
- May 18, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Judiciary Committee
- Mar 2, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Administrative Law and Governmental Relations Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Administrative Law and Governmental Relations Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
- Nov 16, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Administrative Law and Governmental Relations Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
- Nov 4, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Judiciary 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.