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An act entitled the "California Wilderness Act of 1984".

Public Law 98-425 · H.R. 1437 · 98th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Sep 28, 1984 · Public Lands and Natural Resources

Sponsor: Rep. Phillip Burton (D-CA-5)

Cosponsors (36): Rep. Morris Udall,

Passage votesYeaNay

  • HouseRecorded vote: 368 yea, 41 nay368–41
  • 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.

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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

California Wilderness Act of 1984 - Title I- Designates as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System the following lands in the State of California: (1) the Caribou Wilderness Additions in the Lassen National Forest; (2) the Carson - Iceberg Wilderness in the Stanislaus and Toiyabe National Forests; (3) the Castle Crags Wilderness in the Shasta Trinity National Forest; (4) the Chanchelulla Wilderness in the Shasta Trinity National Forest; (5) the Cucamonga Wilderness Additions in the Angeles National Forest; (6) the Dick Smith Wilderness in the Los Padres National Forest; (7) the Dinkey Lakes Wilderness in the Sierra National Forest; (8) the Domeland Wilderness Additions in the Sequoia National Forest; (9) the Emigrant Wilderness Additions in the Stanislaus National Forest; (10) the Granite Chief Wilderness in the Tahoe National Forest; (11) the Hauser Wilderness in the Cleveland National Forest; (12) the Ishi Wilderness in and adjacent to the Lassen National Forest; (13) the John Muir Wilderness Additions in the Sierra National Forests; (14) the Marble Mountain Wilderness Additions in the Klamath National Forest; (15) the Minarets Wilderness Additions in the Sierra and Inyo National Forests, provided that the existing Minarets Wilderness and additions to it shall be known as the Ansel Adams Wilderness; (16) the Mokelumne Wilderness Additions in the Eldorado, Stanislaus, and Toiyabe National Forests; (17) the Monarch Wilderness in the Sierra and Sequoia National Forests; (18) the Mt. Shasta Wilderness in the Shasta Trinity National Forest; (19) the North Fork Wilderness in the Six Rivers National Forest; (20) the Pine Creek Wilderness in the Cleveland National Forest; (21) The Red Buttes Wilderness Additions in the Rogue River National Forest in California and Oregon; (22) the Russian Wilderness in the Klamath National Forest; (23) the San Gorgonio Wilderness Additions in the San Bernardino National Forest; (24) the San Jacinto Wilderness Additions in the San Bernardino National Forest; (25) the San Joaquin Wilderness in the Sierra and Inyo National Forests and the Devils Postpile National Monument; (26) the San Mateo Canyon Wilderness in the Cleveland National Forest; (27) the San Rafael Wilderness Additions in the Los Padres National Forest; (28) the Santa Rosa Wilderness in the San Bernardino National Forest; (29) the Sheep Mountain Wilderness in the Angeles and San Bernardino National Forests; (30) the Siskiyou Wilderness in the Six Rivers, Klamath, and Siskiyou National Forests; (31) the Snow Mountain Wilderness in the Mendocino National Forest; (32) the South Sierra Wilderness in the Sequoia and Inyo National Forests; (33) the South Warner Wilderness Additions in the Modoc National Forest; (34) the Trinity Alps Wilderness in and adjacent to the Klamath, Shasta Trinity, and Six Rivers National Forests; (35) the Ventana Wilderness Addition in the Los Padres National Forests; (36) the Yolla-Bolly Middle Eel Additions in and adjacent to the Six Rivers and Mendocino National Forests; (37) the Machesna Mountain Wilderness in and adjacent to the Los Padres National Forest; (38) the Bucks Lake Wilderness in the Plumas National Forest; and (39) the Jennie Lakes Wilderness in the Sequoia National Forest.

Abolishes the previous classifications of the High Sierra Primitive Area, the Emigrant Basin Primitive Area, and the Salmon - Trinity Alps Primitive Area.

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to review and report to the President on the suitability for preservation as wilderness of the: (1) Carson-Iceberg Planning Area in the Stanislaus and Toiyabe National Forests; (2) Hoover Wilderness Additions Planning in the Toiyabe National Forest; and (3) Pyramid Peak Planning Area in the San Bernadino National Forest. Requires the Secretary to maintain the wilderness character of those planning areas for four years.

Directs the Secretary to acquire any privately owned lands within the national forest wilderness areas designated by this title. Sets forth time limits for acquiring such lands.

Adds the following lands to the National Park System: (1) the Jennie Lakes Additions in the Sequoia National Forest (to be incorporated into Kings Canyon National Park); and (2) the McCauley Ranch Addition (to be incorporated into Yosemite National Park). Requires the Secretary of the Interior to study, and make recommendations to Congress on, the possible designation of such lands as national park wilderness. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer to the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior specified land in the Stanislaus National Forest for administration as part of Yosemite National Park. Direct the Secretary of the Interior to transfer to the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture specified land in the Sierra National Forest.

Designates the following lands as wilderness: (1) the Yosemite Wilderness into Yosemite National Park; and (2) the Sequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness in the Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park.

Requires the lands which have been added to the National Park System by this Act and which represent potential wilderness additions to be designated wilderness upon notice that all uses thereon prohibited by the Wilderness Act have ceased.

Provides that cobalt mining operations within the North Fork Smith roadless area in the Six Rivers National Forest, California, shall be subject only to Federal laws and regulations generally applicable to national forest lands designated as nonwilderness.

Provides that the RARE II (second roadless area review and evaluation) Final Environmental Statement (dated January 1979) with respect to national forest system lands in California shall not be subject to judicial review. Provides that the injunction issued in State of California v. Bergland (483 F. Supp. 465 (1980)) shall no longer be in force. Releases national forest system lands in California which were reviewed in the RARE II program and other specified national forest system lands in California from further review by the Department of Agriculture prior to the revision of initial national forest management plans. Requires the Department of Agriculture to review the wilderness option when the plans are revised. Requires such lands to be managed for multiple use. Provides that areas not recommended for wilderness designation need not be managed for the purpose of protecting their suitability for wilderness designation. Prohibits the Department of Agriculture from conducting any further statewide roadless area review and evaluation of national forest system lands in California without express congressional authorization. Lists national forest system roadless lands in California to which the above provisions apply; and also applies such provisions to national forest system roadless lands in California which are less than 5,000 acres in size.

Title II - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a certain part of the Tuolumne River, California, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic River System. Authorizes appropriations.

Title III - Establishes the Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area in the Inyo National Forest in California. Extends the boundary of the Inyo National Forest to include the Scenic Area. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to acquire all lands and interests in lands within the boundary of the Scenic Area except that: (1) any lands or interests in lands within the Scenic Area which are owned by California or a political subdivision of California may be acquired only by donation or exchange; and (2) lands or interests in lands within the Scenic Area which are not owned by California or a political subdivision of California may be acquired only with the consent of the owner unless the Secretary of Agriculture determines that the property is being developed in a manner incompatible with the purposes of this title. Sets forth provisions governing the administration of the Scenic Area. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into a contract within 180 days of enactment of this title with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a scientific study of the ecology of the Scenic Area. Establishes the Scenic Area Advisory Board which the Secretary shall consult on: (1) the administration of the Scenic Area; (2) the preparation and implementation of the comprehensive management plan; and (3) the location of the visitor center. Terminates the Board ten years after its first meeting. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to insure nonexclusive access to Scenic Area lands by Indian people for traditional cultural and religious purposes. Authorizes appropriations.

Who voted for it

Every House member of the 98th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 368 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

368 yea41 nay23 present or did not vote

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Democrats who voted yea(247)

  • Rep. Parren MitchellD-MD-7
  • Rep. Sam GejdensonD-CT-2
  • Rep. Martin SaboD-MN-5
  • Rep. John ConyersD-MI-1
  • Rep. Mickey LelandD-TX-18
  • Rep. Julian DixonD-CA-28
  • Rep. Edward RoybalD-CA-25
  • Rep. Henry GonzálezD-TX-20
  • Rep. Sala BurtonD-CA-5
  • Rep. William GrayD-PA-2
  • Rep. William LehmanD-FL-17
  • Rep. Louis StokesD-OH-21
  • Rep. Robert GarciaD-NY-18
  • Rep. Gary AckermanD-NY-7
  • Rep. William FordD-MI-15
  • Rep. Gus SavageD-IL-2
  • Rep. Theodore WeissD-NY-17
  • Rep. Mervyn DymallyD-CA-31
  • Rep. Gus HawkinsD-CA-29
  • Rep. William CoyneD-PA-14
  • Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7
  • Rep. Charles HayesD-IL-1
  • Rep. Joseph AddabboD-NY-6
  • Rep. David BoniorD-MI-12
  • Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-16
  • Rep. Don EdwardsD-CA-10
  • Rep. Richard OttingerD-NY-20
  • Rep. Cardiss CollinsD-IL-7
  • Rep. Alan WheatD-MO-5
  • Rep. Katie HallD-IN-1
  • Rep. Major OwensD-NY-12
  • Rep. Howard BermanD-CA-26
  • Rep. Esteban TorresD-CA-34
  • Rep. Barbara BoxerD-CA-6
  • Rep. Ronald DellumsD-CA-8
  • Rep. George CrockettD-MI-13
  • Rep. Bill ClayD-MO-1
  • Rep. Daniel AkakaD-HI-2
  • Rep. Thomas FogliettaD-PA-1
  • Rep. James HowardD-NJ-3
  • Rep. Michael LowryD-WA-7
  • Rep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-24
  • Rep. Peter RodinoD-NJ-10
  • Rep. Sidney YatesD-IL-9
  • Rep. Matthew MartínezD-CA-30
  • Rep. John SeiberlingD-OH-14
  • Rep. Meldon LevineD-CA-27
  • Rep. Norman MinetaD-CA-13
  • Rep. Chuck SchumerD-NY-10
  • Rep. John MoakleyD-MA-9
  • Rep. Robert MatsuiD-CA-3
  • Rep. Pete StarkD-CA-9
  • Rep. Anthony CoelhoD-CA-15
  • Rep. George BrownD-CA-36
  • Rep. Robert KastenmeierD-WI-2
  • Rep. Harold FordD-TN-9
  • Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5
  • Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-7
  • Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7
  • Rep. Bruce VentoD-MN-4
  • Rep. Barney FrankD-MA-4
  • Rep. Barbara KennellyD-CT-1
  • Rep. Nicholas MavroulesD-MA-6
  • Rep. Thomas DowneyD-NY-2
  • Rep. Thomas FoleyD-WA-5
  • Rep. Tom LantosD-CA-11
  • Rep. Richard LehmanD-CA-18
  • Rep. Lane EvansD-IL-17
  • Rep. Robert BorskiD-PA-3
  • Rep. James ScheuerD-NY-8
  • Rep. Claude PepperD-FL-18
  • Rep. Frank HarrisonD-PA-11
  • Rep. Robert EdgarD-PA-7
  • Rep. Allan SwiftD-WA-2
  • Rep. Bernard DwyerD-NJ-6
  • Rep. Robert RoeD-NJ-8
  • Rep. John DingellD-MI-16
  • Rep. Henry NowakD-NY-33
  • Rep. Jerome TraxlerD-MI-8
  • Rep. Stephen SolarzD-NY-13
  • Rep. Bruce MorrisonD-CT-3
  • Rep. William RatchfordD-CT-5
  • Rep. Frank AnnunzioD-IL-11
  • Rep. Dick GephardtD-MO-3
  • Rep. Charles PriceD-IL-21
  • Rep. Barbara MikulskiD-MD-3
  • Rep. Mary OakarD-OH-20
  • Rep. Howard WolpeD-MI-3
  • Rep. Charles RoseD-NC-7
  • Rep. George MillerD-CA-7
  • Rep. Raymond KogovsekD-CO-3
  • Rep. Martin FrostD-TX-24
  • Rep. Lawrence SmithD-FL-16
  • Rep. Anthony BeilensonD-CA-23
  • Rep. Morris UdallD-AZ-2
  • Rep. Dante FascellD-FL-19
  • Rep. Edward BolandD-MA-2
  • Rep. James WrightD-TX-12
  • Rep. Jack BrooksD-TX-9
  • Rep. Fernand St. GermainD-RI-1
  • Rep. Sander LevinD-MI-17
  • Rep. Timothy WirthD-CO-2
  • Rep. Michael BarnesD-MD-8
  • Rep. Walter JonesD-NC-1
  • Rep. Joseph EarlyD-MA-3
  • Rep. Matthew McHughD-NY-28
  • Rep. Harley StaggersD-WV-2
  • Rep. John BryantD-TX-5
  • Rep. Brian DonnellyD-MA-11
  • Rep. Rick BoucherD-VA-9
  • Rep. Mario BiaggiD-NY-19
  • Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12
  • Rep. Don BonkerD-WA-3
  • Rep. William RichardsonD-NM-3
  • Rep. Jim MoodyD-WI-5
  • Rep. James FlorioD-NJ-1
  • Rep. Peter KostmayerD-PA-8
  • Rep. Bob CarrD-MI-6
  • Rep. William NatcherD-KY-2
  • Rep. Ron WydenD-OR-3
  • Rep. Solomon OrtizD-TX-27
  • Rep. Alan MollohanD-WV-1
  • Rep. Clarence LongD-MD-2
  • Rep. Kika de la GarzaD-TX-15
  • Rep. Leslie AspinD-WI-1
  • Rep. Joseph KolterD-PA-4
  • Rep. Harry ReidD-NV-1
  • Rep. Douglas BoscoD-CA-1
  • Rep. Robert TorricelliD-NJ-9
  • Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6
  • Rep. Ronald ColemanD-TX-16
  • Rep. Stanley LundineD-NY-34
  • Rep. James McNultyD-AZ-5
  • Rep. Ed JonesD-TN-8
  • Rep. Daniel RostenkowskiD-IL-8
  • Rep. Jamie WhittenD-MS-1
  • Rep. Jim BatesD-CA-44
  • Rep. Francis McCloskeyD-IN-8
  • Rep. John WilliamsD-MT-1
  • Rep. Robert MrazekD-NY-3
  • Rep. Donald PeaseD-OH-13
  • Rep. Donald AlbostaD-MI-10
  • Rep. Dennis HertelD-MI-14
  • Rep. Joseph GaydosD-PA-20
  • Rep. Michael SynarD-OK-2
  • Rep. Jerry KleczkaD-WI-4
  • Rep. James ClarkeD-NC-11
  • Rep. Leon PanettaD-CA-16
  • Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-4
  • Rep. Gerald SikorskiD-MN-6
  • Rep. John LaFalceD-NY-32
  • Rep. William BonerD-TN-5
  • Rep. James WeaverD-OR-4
  • Rep. Marcy KapturD-OH-9
  • Rep. Joseph MinishD-NJ-11
  • Rep. Tom HarkinD-IA-5
  • Rep. Jerry PattersonD-CA-38
  • Rep. Bill HefnerD-NC-8
  • Rep. Charles DowdyD-MS-4
  • Rep. Wyche FowlerD-GA-5
  • Rep. Robert WiseD-WV-3
  • Rep. Albert GoreD-TN-6
  • Rep. Edward FeighanD-OH-19
  • Rep. Cecil HeftelD-HI-1
  • Rep. Douglas WalgrenD-PA-18
  • Rep. Tom BevillD-AL-4
  • Rep. Tom DaschleD-SD
  • Rep. Charles HatcherD-GA-2
  • Rep. Tony HallD-OH-3
  • Rep. Don FuquaD-FL-2
  • Rep. Martin RussoD-IL-3
  • Rep. Berkley BedellD-IA-6
  • Rep. Dennis EckartD-OH-11
  • Rep. Thomas LukenD-OH-1
  • Rep. Gus YatronD-PA-6
  • Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4
  • Rep. Beryl AnthonyD-AR-4
  • Rep. Jake PickleD-TX-10
  • Rep. Neal SmithD-IA-4
  • Rep. Ronnie FlippoD-AL-5
  • Rep. Charles WilsonD-TX-2
  • Rep. Butler DerrickD-SC-3
  • Rep. Ike AndrewsD-NC-4
  • Rep. Patricia SchroederD-CO-1
  • Rep. Wes WatkinsD-OK-3
  • Rep. Les AuCoinD-OR-1
  • Rep. Charles BrittD-NC-6
  • Rep. William ChappellD-FL-4
  • Rep. Charles WhitleyD-NC-3
  • Rep. John SprattD-SC-5
  • Rep. Richard DurbinD-IL-20
  • Rep. Abraham KazenD-TX-23
  • Rep. Daniel MicaD-FL-14
  • Rep. Byron DorganD-ND
  • Rep. Jim CooperD-TN-4
  • Rep. Stephen NealD-NC-5
  • Rep. Romano MazzoliD-KY-3
  • Rep. Robin TallonD-SC-6
  • Rep. Austin MurphyD-PA-22
  • Rep. Harold VolkmerD-MO-9
  • Rep. James RowlandD-GA-8
  • Rep. Glenn AndersonD-CA-32
  • Rep. Lee HamiltonD-IN-9
  • Rep. Timothy PennyD-MN-1
  • Rep. Robert ThomasD-GA-1
  • Rep. Samuel StrattonD-NY-23
  • Rep. Norman SisiskyD-VA-4
  • Rep. William LipinskiD-IL-5
  • Rep. Daniel GlickmanD-KS-4
  • Rep. David McCurdyD-OK-4
  • Rep. Philip SharpD-IN-2
  • Rep. Sam GibbonsD-FL-7
  • Rep. Douglas ApplegateD-OH-18
  • Rep. William HughesD-NJ-2
  • Rep. Thomas CarperD-DE
  • Rep. Kent HanceD-TX-19
  • Rep. Buddy MacKayD-FL-6
  • Rep. Michael AndrewsD-TX-25
  • Rep. Tim ValentineD-NC-2
  • Rep. James JonesD-OK-1
  • Rep. Ben ErdreichD-AL-6
  • Rep. Buddy DardenD-GA-7
  • Rep. James OlinD-VA-6
  • Rep. Charles BennettD-FL-3
  • Rep. Ed JenkinsD-GA-9
  • Rep. Jack HightowerD-TX-13
  • Rep. Elliott LevitasD-GA-4
  • Rep. Bill NelsonD-FL-11
  • Rep. Marilyn LloydD-TN-3
  • Rep. Andrew JacobsD-IN-10
  • Rep. James SlatteryD-KS-2
  • Rep. Beverly ByronD-MD-6
  • Rep. Earl HuttoD-FL-1
  • Rep. William NicholsD-AL-3
  • Rep. Glenn EnglishD-OK-6
  • Rep. John BreauxD-LA-7
  • Rep. Carroll HubbardD-KY-1
  • Rep. Druie BarnardD-GA-10
  • Rep. Thomas HuckabyD-LA-5
  • Rep. Tommy VandergriffD-TX-26
  • Rep. Richard ShelbyD-AL-7
  • Rep. Billy TauzinD-LA-3
  • Rep. Richard RayD-GA-3
  • Rep. Ralph HallD-TX-4
  • Rep. Sam HallD-TX-1
  • Rep. Andy IrelandD-FL-10
  • Rep. Buddy RoemerD-LA-4

Republicans who voted yea(121)

  • Rep. Claudine SchneiderR-RI-2
  • Rep. Silvio ConteR-MA-1
  • Rep. Stewart McKinneyR-CT-4
  • Rep. Bill GreenR-NY-15
  • Rep. Frank HortonR-NY-29
  • Rep. Sherry BoehlertR-NY-25
  • Rep. Matthew RinaldoR-NJ-7
  • Rep. Lyle WilliamsR-OH-17
  • Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-22
  • Rep. Chris SmithR-NJ-4
  • Rep. Olympia SnoweR-ME-2
  • Rep. Joseph McDadeR-PA-10
  • Rep. Hamilton FishR-NY-21
  • Rep. Jim LeachR-IA-1
  • Rep. John McKernanR-ME-1
  • Rep. Nancy JohnsonR-CT-6
  • Rep. Thomas RidgeR-PA-21
  • Rep. Marge RoukemaR-NJ-5
  • Rep. Jack EdwardsR-AL-1
  • Rep. George O’BrienR-IL-4
  • Rep. Carl PursellR-MI-2
  • Rep. Harold SawyerR-MI-5
  • Rep. John DuncanR-TN-2
  • Rep. William ClingerR-PA-23
  • Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16
  • Rep. Sidney MorrisonR-WA-4
  • Rep. Rodney ChandlerR-WA-8
  • Rep. Earl ColemanR-MO-6
  • Rep. Robert CoughlinR-PA-13
  • Rep. John MyersR-IN-7
  • Rep. Norman LentR-NY-4
  • Rep. James QuillenR-TN-1
  • Rep. Doug BereuterR-NE-1
  • Rep. Guy MolinariR-NY-14
  • Rep. Marion SnyderR-KY-4
  • Rep. John PorterR-IL-10
  • Rep. Steven GundersonR-WI-3
  • Rep. Edward MadiganR-IL-15
  • Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10
  • Rep. Hal RogersR-KY-5
  • Rep. Raymond McGrathR-NY-5
  • Rep. Thomas EvansR-IA-3
  • Rep. Elwood HillisR-IN-5
  • Rep. Virginia SmithR-NE-3
  • Rep. Chalmers WylieR-OH-15
  • Rep. Guy Vander JagtR-MI-9
  • Rep. Thomas TaukeR-IA-2
  • Rep. William MooreR-LA-6
  • Rep. Stanford ParrisR-VA-8
  • Rep. George WortleyR-NY-27
  • Rep. George WhitehurstR-VA-2
  • Rep. W. Bill YoungR-FL-8
  • Rep. James CourterR-NJ-12
  • Rep. Willis GradisonR-OH-2
  • Rep. Gene TaylorR-MO-7
  • Rep. Thomas LewisR-FL-12
  • Rep. Arlan StangelandR-MN-7
  • Rep. Toby RothR-WI-8
  • Rep. Herbert BatemanR-VA-1
  • Rep. Manuel LujánR-NM-1
  • Rep. Donald SundquistR-TN-7
  • Rep. Tom PetriR-WI-6
  • Rep. David MarriottR-UT-2
  • Rep. William GoodlingR-PA-19
  • Rep. William FranklinR-MS-2
  • Rep. Bobbi FiedlerR-CA-21
  • Rep. Richard SchulzeR-PA-5
  • Rep. Robert MichelR-IL-18
  • Rep. Edwin BethuneR-AR-2
  • Rep. Floyd SpenceR-SC-2
  • Rep. Edwin ZschauR-CA-12
  • Rep. Lynn MartinR-IL-16
  • Rep. William BroomfieldR-MI-18
  • Rep. Carroll CampbellR-SC-4
  • Rep. Donald RitterR-PA-15
  • Rep. Larry HopkinsR-KY-6
  • Rep. William LoweryR-CA-41
  • Rep. John KasichR-OH-12
  • Rep. Bob McEwenR-OH-6
  • Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
  • Rep. Larry WinnR-KS-3
  • Rep. Robert WhittakerR-KS-5
  • Rep. Robert LagomarsinoR-CA-19
  • Rep. Mickey EdwardsR-OK-5
  • Rep. Newton GingrichR-GA-6
  • Rep. Tom BlileyR-VA-3
  • Rep. Marjorie HoltR-MD-4
  • Rep. John McCainR-AZ-1
  • Rep. Clay ShawR-FL-15
  • Rep. Bill EmersonR-MO-8
  • Rep. Duncan HunterR-CA-45
  • Rep. John ErlenbornR-IL-13
  • Rep. Hal DaubR-NE-2
  • Rep. Michael OxleyR-OH-4
  • Rep. Bill ThomasR-CA-20
  • Rep. Daniel CoatsR-IN-4
  • Rep. James BroyhillR-NC-10
  • Rep. Clarence MillerR-OH-10
  • Rep. Thomas CorcoranR-IL-14
  • Rep. Thomas KindnessR-OH-8
  • Rep. William DickinsonR-AL-2
  • Rep. Mark SiljanderR-MI-4
  • Rep. Michael BilirakisR-FL-9
  • Rep. Bill McCollumR-FL-5
  • Rep. Mike DeWineR-OH-7
  • Rep. John WeberR-MN-2
  • Rep. Kenneth KramerR-CO-5
  • Rep. Bud ShusterR-PA-9
  • Rep. Judd GreggR-NH-2
  • Rep. Barber ConableR-NY-30
  • Rep. William FrenzelR-MN-3
  • Rep. Delbert LattaR-OH-5
  • Rep. Pat RobertsR-KS-1
  • Rep. John HilerR-IN-3
  • Rep. James SensenbrennerR-WI-9
  • Rep. Hank BrownR-CO-4
  • Rep. Connie MackR-FL-13
  • Rep. Larry CraigR-ID-1
  • Rep. James HansenR-UT-1
  • Rep. Dan BurtonR-IN-6
  • Rep. Robert WalkerR-PA-16
Data notes

The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 840 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 22 actions.

  1. Sep 28, 1984Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 98-425.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Sep 20, 1984PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Sep 12, 1984Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Agreed to Senate Amendments by Yea-Nay Vote: 368 - 41 (Record Vote No: 385).House roll call 385
  5. OtherOther · Resolving differences -- House actions: House Agreed to Senate Amendments by Yea-Nay Vote: 368 - 41 (Record Vote No: 385).House roll call 385
  6. Aug 9, 1984FloorFloor · Passed Senate with amendments and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.
  7. FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
  8. Aug 7, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  9. Aug 1, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  10. Jul 28, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  11. Apr 14, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  12. Apr 12, 1983FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 297 - 96 (Record Vote No: 51).House roll call 51
  13. FloorFloor · House Agreed to Amendments Adopted by the Committee of the Whole.
  14. FloorFloor · Rule Passed House.
  15. Mar 18, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
  16. Mar 16, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Natural Resources Committee
  17. Mar 10, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Reported by National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
  18. CommitteeCommittee · Markup by National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
  19. Mar 4, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
  20. CommitteeCommittee · Referred to National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
  21. Feb 15, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
  22. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.

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