United States · Law · HR
H.R. 5796 (101st)
Enchanted National Forest, Cave Research Institute, and the Prehistoric Trackways Study Act of 1990
Introduced
5 October 1990
Last action
15 November 1990 · Became law
Status
Became Public Law No: 101-578.
Sponsors
Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
24 March 2026
Summary
Enchanted National Forest, Cave Research Institute, and the Prehistoric Trackways Study Act of 1990 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to study and report to a specified congressional committee on the opportunities to establish an information center on the national forests in New Mexico and to expand the environmental education program for them. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Cave Research Institute (a center for the orderly and scholarly collection, analysis, and dissemination of research material related to caves) in: (1) Carlsbad Caverns National Park; (2) the Capitan Reef area; and (3) other lands managed by the National Park Service. Requires the Secretary to transmit a specified operational plan for the Research Institute to the Congress. Authorizes appropriations. Withdraws the Prehistoric Trackways Study Area from public land and mining laws, except mineral leasing laws. Terminates such withdrawal two years after a certain study by the Secretary of Agriculture is sent to the Congress. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to study and report to specified congressional committees on the alternatives for the protection and interpretation of the fossil resources within the study area. Authorizes appropriations.
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Timeline
5 October 1990
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
5 October 1990
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
5 October 1990
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
9 October 1990
Committee
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Source: Committee
9 October 1990
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.
Source: Committee
9 October 1990
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
9 October 1990
Committee
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
10 October 1990
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
10 October 1990
Reported
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Source: Committee
15 October 1990
Calendars
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 544.
Source: Calendars
15 October 1990
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. H. Rept. 101-878.
Source: Committee
15 October 1990
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. H. Rept. 101-878.
Source: Committee
16 October 1990
Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Source: Floor
16 October 1990
Floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Source: Floor
16 October 1990
Passed
On ordering a second Agreed to without objection.
Source: Floor
16 October 1990
Floor
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Source: Floor
16 October 1990
Passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: Floor
16 October 1990
Passed
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Source: Floor
16 October 1990
Floor
Mr. Lagomarsino demanded a second on the motion to suspend the rules.
Source: Floor
16 October 1990
Floor
Mr. Vento moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Source: Floor
22 October 1990
Introduced
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
23 October 1990
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks.
Source: Committee
26 October 1990
Floor
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Source: Floor
26 October 1990
Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Source: Floor
26 October 1990
Discharge
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Source: Discharge
26 October 1990
Committee
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Source: Committee
27 October 1990
Floor
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Source: Floor
5 November 1990
Floor
Measure Signed in Senate.
Source: Floor
6 November 1990
Floor
Presented to President.
Source: Floor
6 November 1990
President
Presented to President.
Source: President
15 November 1990
Became law
Signed by President.
Source: BecameLaw
15 November 1990
President
Signed by President.
Source: President
15 November 1990
Became law
Became Public Law No: 101-578.
Source: President
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Committee Discharged Senate · — · Download file
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- Reported in House · — · Download file
Documents
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Reported in House (text)
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Reported in House (text)
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Referred in Senate (text)
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Introduced in House (text)
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Engrossed in House (text)
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Committee Discharged Senate (text)
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Public Law (PDF)
Public Law · EN · 16 November 1990
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Passed House amended
summary · EN · 16 October 1990
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 5 October 1990
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Sponsors
- Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3] · D · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to → Prehistoric Trackways Study Act of 1990
- related to → Enchanted National Forests Information and Education Study Act of 1990
- related to ← Cave Research Institute Act of 1989
- related to ← Enchanted National Forests Information and Education Study Act of 1990
- related to ← Prehistoric Trackways Study Act of 1990
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- Legal framework · Enchanted National Forest, Cave Research Institute, and the Prehistoric Trackways Study Act of 1990 · H.R. 5796 (101st) · US
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Enchanted National Forest, Cave Research Institute, and the Prehistoric Trackways Study Act of 1990
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/house-bill/5796
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/101/hr/5796
- us · 101-hr-5796 · source updated 24 March 2026