A bill granting the consent of Congress to the agreement between the States of Kansas and Missouri establishing their mutual boundary in the vicinity of the French Bottoms near St. Joseph, Missouri, and Elwood, Kansas.
Public Law 97-64 · H.R. 4048 · 97th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Oct 16, 1981 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. James Jeffries (R-KS-2)
Cosponsors (12): Rep. Earl Coleman, Rep. Daniel Glickman,
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 the Congress to the agreement between the States of Kansas and Missouri which establishes their mutual boundary in the vicinity of the area known as the French Bottoms.
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. 13 actions.
- Oct 16, 1981Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 97-64.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 6, 1981PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 1, 1981FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Sep 29, 1981FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 22, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Judiciary Committee
- Sep 15, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Judiciary Committee
- Jul 29, 1981CommitteeCommittee · 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
- Jul 2, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Administrative Law and Governmental Relations Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
- Jun 26, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Judiciary Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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.