An act to amend the Act of October 18, 1972, to authorize additional authorization of appropriations for Sitka National Historical Park, Alaska.
Public Law 98-503 · S. 1688 · 98th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Oct 19, 1984 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Sen. Frank Murkowski (R-AK)
Cosponsors (1): Sen. Ted Stevens
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.
Authorizes up to $4,000,000 in appropriations for development in the Sitka National Historical Park in Alaska. (Under current law, $1,571,000 is authorized for such development.)
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Natural Resources Committee · House · discharged from, referred toSubcommittee: National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee
Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation Subcommittee
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 14 actions.
- Nov 2, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Referred to National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Oct 19, 1984Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 98-503.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 11, 1984PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 5, 1984FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Natural Resources Committee
- Oct 3, 1984FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
- Jul 17, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Jun 27, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Oct 6, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Jul 27, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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.