A bill to amend the mineral leasing laws of the United States to provide for uniform treatment of certain receipts under such laws, and for other purposes.
Public Law 97-94 · H.R. 4591 · 97th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Dec 17, 1981 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Rep. John Hammerschmidt (R-AR-3)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Amends the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands to require that receipts from leases on lands acquired for military or naval purposes, except the Naval Petroleum Reserves and National Oil Shale Reserves, be paid into the Treasury and disposed of in the same manner as similar receipts under the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Armed Services Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Military Installations and Facilities Subcommittee
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 14 actions.
- Dec 17, 1981Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 97-94.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Dec 7, 1981PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Dec 1, 1981FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Nov 9, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Nov 5, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Nov 4, 1981FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Oct 27, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Armed Services Committee
- Oct 22, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Armed Services Committee
- Oct 5, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Military Installations and Facilities Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Military Installations and Facilities Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee
- Sep 28, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Military Installations and Facilities Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee
- Sep 24, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Armed Services Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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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.