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A bill to provide for the exchange of land for the Cape Henry Memorial site in Fort Story, Virginia.

Public Law 99-390 · H.R. 3556 · 99th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Aug 23, 1986 · Public Lands and Natural Resources

Sponsor: Rep. George Whitehurst (R-VA-2)

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 Secretaries of the Interior and the Army to exchange specified lands in Virginia to relocate the Cape Henry Memorial Cross as part of Colonial National Historical Park.

Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 20 actions.

  1. Aug 23, 1986Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 99-390.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Aug 14, 1986PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Aug 11, 1986FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
  5. Aug 1, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  6. Jul 16, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  7. Apr 11, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  8. Mar 12, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  9. CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  10. Mar 11, 1986FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
  11. Dec 16, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
  12. Dec 4, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Natural Resources Committee
  13. Nov 21, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Reported by National Parks and Recreation Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
  14. CommitteeCommittee · Markup by National Parks and Recreation Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
  15. CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by National Parks and Recreation Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
  16. Oct 30, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to National Parks and Recreation Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
  17. Oct 16, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Military Installations and Facilities Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee
  18. Oct 10, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Armed Services Committee
  19. CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
  20. 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.