A bill to authorize amendments to certain repayment and water service contracts for the Frenchman unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin program.
Public Law 98-470 · H.R. 3130 · 98th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Oct 11, 1984 · Water Resources Development
Sponsor: Rep. Virginia Smith (R-NE-3)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make amendments to certain repayment and water service contracts for the Frenchman unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin program, Nebraska.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Natural Resources Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources Subcommittee
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 16 actions.
- Oct 11, 1984Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 98-470.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 3, 1984PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Sep 28, 1984FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Sep 19, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Sep 12, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Jun 19, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Jun 18, 1984FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jun 14, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
- Jun 13, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Natural Resources Committee
- May 31, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Jun 7, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- May 24, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources 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.