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A bill granting the consent of the Congress to the amendments to the Susquehanna River Basin Compact.

Public Law 99-468 · H.R. 2971 · 99th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Oct 14, 1986 · Government Operations and Politics

Sponsor: Rep. George Gekas (R-PA-17)

Cosponsors (14): Rep. Joseph McDade,

Passage votes

  • HouseVoice vote
  • SenateVoice vote
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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Amends the Susquehanna River Basin Compact between New York State and Pennsylvania to permit the Susquehanna River Basin Commission to set interest rates for the Commission's bonds rather than requiring such bonds to bear an interest rate of no more than six percent.

Committees

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

  • Judiciary Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Administrative Law and Governmental Relations Subcommittee
  • Judiciary Committee · Senate · discharged from, referred toSubcommittee: Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights Subcommittee
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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 15 actions.

  1. Oct 14, 1986Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 99-468.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Oct 2, 1986PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Sep 29, 1986FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
  5. CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Judiciary Committee
  6. Jun 2, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights Subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee
  7. May 21, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
  8. May 19, 1986FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
  9. May 12, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Judiciary Committee
  10. May 6, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Judiciary Committee
  11. Apr 10, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Administrative Law and Governmental Relations Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
  12. CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Administrative Law and Governmental Relations Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
  13. Jul 16, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Administrative Law and Governmental Relations Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
  14. Jul 11, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Judiciary Committee
  15. 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.