A bill entitled the "Educational Mining Act of 1982".
Public Law 97-406 · S. 1501 · 97th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Jan 3, 1983 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK)
Cosponsors (1): Sen. Frank Murkowski
Passage votes
- HouseMethod not stated
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
(Senate disagreed to House amendment)
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain lands to the University of Alaska upon the condition that such school does not reconvey such lands and that no valid mining claims exist on them.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Natural Resources Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee
Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation Subcommittee
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 17 actions.
- Jan 3, 1983Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 97-406.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Dec 22, 1982PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Dec 20, 1982Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Receded From its Amendments.
- Dec 19, 1982FloorFloor · Senate disagreed to the House amendment by Voice Vote.
- Dec 14, 1982FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Dec 10, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
- Dec 8, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Natural Resources Committee
- Dec 2, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- May 28, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Referred to National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- May 12, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
- May 10, 1982FloorFloor · Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
- Apr 28, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Apr 21, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Feb 11, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Jul 17, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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.