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H.R. 5492 (99th): A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to release a reversionary interest of the United States in certain land located in Putnam County, Florida, and to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain mineral interests of the United States in such land to the State of Florida.

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Sponsor and status

Introduced:

Sep 10, 1986
99th Congress, 1985–1986

Status:
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on October 14, 1986 but was never passed by the Senate.

Sponsor:

William Chappell Jr.

Representative for Florida's 4th congressional district

Democrat

History

Sep 10, 1986
 
Introduced

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Oct 10, 1986
 
Ordered Reported

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Oct 14, 1986
 
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 16, 1987
 
Reintroduced Bill — Enacted — Signed by the President

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1205 (100th).

H.R. 5492 (99th) 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 99th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 1985 to Oct 18, 1986. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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