A bill to amend the Act establishing the Petrified Forest National Park.
Public Law 99-250 · H.R. 1185 · 99th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Feb 27, 1986 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Rep. Morris Udall (D-AZ-2)
Cosponsors (1): Rep. Eldon Rudd
Passage votes
- HouseUnanimous consent
- SenateVoice vote
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Amends the Act establishing the Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, to include additional lands in such Park.
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 Recreation 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. 19 actions.
- Feb 27, 1986Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 99-250.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Feb 20, 1986PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Feb 6, 1986Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Agreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.
- Dec 3, 1985FloorFloor · Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
- Nov 18, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Nov 6, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Apr 29, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Apr 3, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Apr 2, 1985FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- Mar 28, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
- Mar 20, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Natural Resources Committee
- Mar 12, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Reported by National Parks and Recreation Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by National Parks and Recreation Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by National Parks and Recreation Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Feb 27, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to National Parks and Recreation Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Feb 20, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources 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.