A joint resolution to consent to an amendment enacted by the legislature of the State of Hawaii to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920.
Public Law 99-557 · H.J.Res. 17 · 99th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Oct 27, 1986 · Housing and Community Development
Sponsor: Rep. Daniel Akaka (D-HI-2)
Cosponsors (1): Rep. Cecil Heftel
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Provides that the United States consents to all amendments made by the State of Hawaii to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920 between August 21, 1959, and June 30, 1985, except for Act 112 of 1981.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Natural Resources Committee · House · hearings by (full committee), markup by, referred to, reported by
Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Senate · hearings by (full committee), markup by, referred to, reported by
Data notes
A committee links to its page only where it exists in the current Congress; older and renamed committees are named without a link.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 14 actions.
- Oct 27, 1986Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 99-557.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 15, 1986PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 8, 1986FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Sep 23, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Sep 17, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Aug 13, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Apr 9, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Apr 8, 1986FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Feb 25, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
- Dec 4, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Natural Resources Committee
- Nov 21, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by House Natural Resources Committee
- Jan 3, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.