A bill to exempt certain lands in the State of Mississippi from a restriction set forth in the Act of April 21, 1806.
Public Law 99-381 · H.R. 1795 · 99th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Aug 14, 1986 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Rep. Charles Dowdy (D-MS-4)
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.
Exempts specified lands in Adams County, Mississippi, from the requirement that they be preserved as a common public 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 Public Lands Subcommittee
Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 17 actions.
- Aug 14, 1986Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 99-381.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Aug 8, 1986PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Aug 2, 1986FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Jul 25, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Jul 16, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Mar 4, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Nov 5, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Nov 4, 1985FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- Oct 30, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
- Oct 23, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Natural Resources Committee
- Oct 17, 1985CommitteeCommittee · 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
- Jul 16, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Apr 23, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Mar 28, 1985CommitteeCommittee · 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.