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H.R. 4259 (100th): Omnibus Oregon Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1988

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A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968, and for other purposes.

The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.

Sponsor and status

Introduced
Mar 24, 1988
100th Congress (1987–1988)
Status
Enacted Via Other Measures

Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.

Sponsor

Dennis “Denny” Smith

Representative for Oregon's 5th congressional district

Republican

See Instead

S. 2148 (same title)
Enacted — Signed by the President — Oct 28, 1988

Source
Congress.gov

History

Mar 24, 1988
 
Introduced

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Oct 7, 1988
 
Companion Bill — Passed Senate (House next)

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 2148 (100th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 4259 (100th).
Oct 12, 1988
 
Companion Bill — Passed House

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 2148 (100th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 4259 (100th).
Oct 28, 1988
 
Companion Bill — Enacted — Signed by the President

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 2148 (100th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 4259 (100th).

H.R. 4259 (100th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 4259. This is the one from the 100th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 100th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 1987 to Oct 22, 1988. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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