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A bill to designate the Closed Basin Conveyance Channel of the Closed Basin Division, San Luis Valley Project, Colorado as the Franklin Eddy Canal.

Public Law 99-416 · H.R. 3443 · 99th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Sep 23, 1986 · Commemorations

Sponsor: Rep. Michael Strang (R-CO-3)

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.

Designates the Closed Basin Conveyance Channel of the San Luis Valley Project, Colorado, as the Franklin Eddy Canal.

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. 13 actions.

  1. Sep 23, 1986Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 99-416.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Sep 16, 1986PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Sep 10, 1986FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
  5. Feb 6, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  6. CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  7. Oct 10, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  8. Oct 9, 1985FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
  9. FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
  10. Oct 2, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
  11. CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Natural Resources Committee
  12. Sep 26, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
  13. 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.