A bill granting the consent of Congress to the Arkansas-Mississippi Great River Bridge Construction Compact.
Public Law 99-560 · S. 1082 · 99th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Oct 27, 1986 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS)
Cosponsors (3): Sen. John Stennis, Sen. Dale Bumpers,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Interstate Compact - Grants congressional approval to the Arkansas-Mississippi Great River Bridge Construction Compact, which provides for: (1) construction of a highway bridge connecting the two States; and (2) establishment of a joint interstate authority to assist in such construction.
Reserves the right of the Congress to alter, amend, or repeal this Act.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Judiciary Committee · House · discharged from, referred toSubcommittee: Administrative Law and Governmental Relations Subcommittee
Judiciary Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights Subcommittee
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 17 actions.
- Oct 27, 1986Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 99-560.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 17, 1986PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 9, 1986Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to the House amendment. By Voice Vote.
- Sep 29, 1986FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Judiciary Committee
- Dec 10, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Administrative Law and Governmental Relations Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
- Dec 6, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Judiciary Committee
- Dec 3, 1985FloorFloor · Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
- Nov 21, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Judiciary Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Judiciary Committee
- Nov 20, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights Subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights Subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee
- Jun 5, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights Subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee
- May 7, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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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.