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A bill to extend the Wetlands Loan Act, and for other purposes.

Public Law 99-625 · H.R. 4531 · 99th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Nov 7, 1986 · Public Lands and Natural Resources

Sponsor: Rep. John Breaux (D-LA-7)

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.

(House agreed to Senate amendment with an amendment (pursuant to H. Res. 589))

Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to develop and implement a plan to relocate and manage an experimental population of California sea otters, subject to specified requirements with respect to location, number, age, and sex of members of the population and the manner of capture, transport, and release.

States that land purchases for the Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana, shall be made from appropriations Acts.

Amends the Duck Stamp Act to modify the sale of migratory bird hunting and conservation stamps (hunting permits) according to amounts available for obligation in the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund.

Directs the Secretaries of the Interior and of Agriculture to convey to New Hampshire without reimbursement the Berlin National Fish Hatchery for use by the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department.

Committees

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

  • Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment Subcommittee
  • Environment and Public Works Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported by
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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 18 actions.

  1. Nov 7, 1986Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 99-625.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Oct 30, 1986PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Oct 18, 1986Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to House amendments to Senate amendment by Voice Vote.
  5. Oct 14, 1986Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Concurred, in Senate Amendments , with Amendments by Voice Vote.
  6. Oct 3, 1986FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
  7. FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
  8. Sep 23, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
  9. Sep 16, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
  10. Sep 10, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
  11. Sep 9, 1986FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  12. Jul 16, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
  13. May 15, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
  14. May 14, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment Subcommittee of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
  15. CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment Subcommittee of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
  16. Apr 15, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment Subcommittee of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
  17. Apr 9, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
  18. 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.