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H.R. 1213 (98th): Public Lands and National Parks Act of 1983

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A bill to amend certain provisions of law relating to units of the national park system and other public lands, and for other purposes.

Sponsor and status

Introduced:

Feb 2, 1983
98th Congress, 1983–1984

Status:

Enacted — Signed by the President on Oct 31, 1983

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on October 31, 1983.

Law:

Pub.L. 98-141

Sponsor:

John Seiberling

Representative for Ohio's 14th congressional district

Democrat

Text:

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Last Updated: Oct 31, 1983

History

Feb 2, 1983
 
Introduced

Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber.

Feb 23, 1983
 
Ordered Reported

A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee.

Mar 8, 1983
 
Passed House (Senate next)

The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. The vote was by Voice Vote so no record of individual votes was made.

Oct 6, 1983
 
Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)

The Senate passed the bill with changes not in the House version and sent it back to the House to approve the changes. The vote was by Voice Vote so no record of individual votes was made.

Oct 31, 1983
 
Enacted — Signed by the President

The President signed the bill and it became law.

Oct 31, 1983
 
Text Published

Updated bill text was published as of Passed Congress.

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H.R. 1213 (98th) 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.

This bill was introduced in the 98th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 1983 to Oct 12, 1984. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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