United States · Law · S
S. 1985 (100th)
A bill to improve the protection and management of archeological resources on federal land.
Introduced
21 December 1987
Last action
28 October 1988 · President
Status
Became Public Law No: 100-555.
Sponsors
Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM], Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
24 March 2026
Summary
Amends the Archeological Resources Protection Act to direct the Secretaries of the Interior, Agriculture, and Defense and the Chairman of the Board of the Tennessee Valley Authority to survey the archeological resources under their jurisdiction and develop documents for reporting violations of such Act.
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Timeline
21 December 1987
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
21 December 1987
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
22 December 1987
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks.
Source: Committee
14 July 1988
Committee
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources requested executive comment from Agriculture Department, Interior Department, OMB.
Source: Committee
14 September 1988
Committee
Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. Hearings held.
Source: Committee
22 September 1988
Reported
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Source: Committee
30 September 1988
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1033.
Source: Calendars
30 September 1988
Reported
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Johnston without amendment. With written report No. 100-569.
Source: Committee
30 September 1988
Reported
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Johnston without amendment. With written report No. 100-569.
Source: Committee
11 October 1988
Passed
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Source: Floor
11 October 1988
Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Source: Floor
12 October 1988
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.
Source: Committee
12 October 1988
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
12 October 1988
Floor
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Source: Floor
13 October 1988
Passed
Passed House by Voice Vote.
Source: Floor
13 October 1988
Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.
Source: Floor
13 October 1988
Floor
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
Source: Floor
20 October 1988
Floor
Presented to President.
Source: Floor
20 October 1988
President
Presented to President.
Source: President
20 October 1988
Floor
Measure Signed in Senate.
Source: Floor
28 October 1988
Became law
Became Public Law No: 100-555.
Source: President
28 October 1988
Became law
Signed by President.
Source: BecameLaw
28 October 1988
President
Signed by President.
Source: President
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.
Documents
2 official files
Public Law (PDF)
Public Law · EN · 29 October 1988
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 21 December 1987
Sponsors
- Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] · D · Sponsor
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Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/1985
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/100/s/1985
- us · 100-s-1985 · source updated 24 March 2026