A bill granting the consent of Congress to the agreement between the States of North Carolina and South Carolina establishing their lateral seaward boundary.
Public Law 97-59 · S. 1033 · 97th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Oct 9, 1981 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Sen. Fritz Hollings (D-SC)
Cosponsors (3): Sen. Strom Thurmond, Sen. John East,
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 agreement between North Carolina and South Carolina establishing their mutual seaward boundary.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Judiciary Committee · House · discharged from, referred toSubcommittee: 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. 13 actions.
- Oct 9, 1981Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 97-59.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Sep 30, 1981PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Sep 29, 1981FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Judiciary Committee
- Jul 14, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Administrative Law and Governmental Relations Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
- Jun 12, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Administrative Law and Governmental Relations Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
- Jun 11, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Judiciary Committee
- Jun 9, 1981FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Jun 3, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Judiciary Committee
- May 12, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Judiciary Committee
- Apr 29, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Judiciary 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.