A bill to add $17,996,558 to the budget ceiling for new acquisitions at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
Public Law 98-505 · S. 1868 · 98th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Oct 19, 1984 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Sen. Donald Riegle (D-MI)
Cosponsors (1): Sen. Carl Levin
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Increases the budget ceiling for land acquisition for the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Natural Resources Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: 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. 18 actions.
- Oct 19, 1984Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 98-505.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 9, 1984PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 2, 1984FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- Sep 18, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
- Sep 12, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Natural Resources Committee
- Sep 11, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Reported by National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Sep 6, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Referred to National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Aug 10, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
- Aug 9, 1984FloorFloor · Passed Senate with amendments and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
- May 1, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Apr 25, 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
- Sep 21, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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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.