A bill granting the consent of Congress to an amendment to the Wheeling Creek Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention District Compact entered into by the States of West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
Public Law 98-420 · H.R. 5177 · 98th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Sep 25, 1984 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-WV-1)
Cosponsors (1): Rep. Austin Murphy
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.
Grants the consent of Congress to an amendment to the Wheeling Creek Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention District Compact entered into by the States of West Virginia and Pennsylvania, giving the Wheeling Creek Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Commission the authority to sell, exchange, or lease property, real or personal, or any interest therein, as it finds necessary for present or presently foreseeable future use.
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.
- Sep 25, 1984Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 98-420.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Sep 17, 1984PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Sep 10, 1984FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Aug 10, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Judiciary Committee
- Jun 19, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
- Jun 18, 1984FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- Jun 6, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Judiciary Committee
- May 23, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Judiciary Committee
- May 9, 1984CommitteeCommittee · 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
- Apr 11, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Administrative Law and Governmental Relations Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
- Mar 22, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Administrative Law and Governmental Relations Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
- Mar 19, 1984CommitteeCommittee · 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.