An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to engage in a feasibility study.

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

8 March 1979

Last action

28 December 1979 · Became law

Status

Public Law 96-162.

Summary

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a feasibility study of the Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project, Washington.

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Timeline

8 March 1979
Introduced
Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
8 March 1979
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
16 July 1979
Reported
Reported to Senate from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, S. Rept. 96-248.
Source: Committee
16 July 1979
Reported
Reported to Senate from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, S. Rept. 96-248.
Source: Committee
23 July 1979
Floor
Call of calendar in Senate.
Source: Floor
23 July 1979
Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Measure passed Senate.
Source: Floor
25 July 1979
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
10 December 1979
Passed
Measure passed House, amended, in lieu of H. R. 2757.
Source: Floor
10 December 1979
Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: Measure passed House, amended, in lieu of H. R. 2757.
Source: Floor
10 December 1979
Floor
Measure considered in House.
Source: Floor
10 December 1979
Discharge
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs discharged in House.
Source: Discharge
10 December 1979
Committee
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs discharged in House.
Source: Committee
18 December 1979
Passed
Senate agreed to House amendment.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
18 December 1979
Passed
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to House amendment.
Source: NotUsed
19 December 1979
President
Measure enrolled in Senate.
Source: President
19 December 1979
President
Measure enrolled in House.
Source: President
20 December 1979
President
Measure presented to President.
Source: President
20 December 1979
Floor
Measure presented to President.
Source: Floor
28 December 1979
President
Public Law 96-162.
Source: President
28 December 1979
President
Signed by President.
Source: President
28 December 1979
Became law
Signed by President.
Source: BecameLaw

Votes

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Versions

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Documents

3 official files

Public Law (PDF)
Public Law · EN · 29 December 1979
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Passed House amended
summary · EN · 10 December 1979
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 8 March 1979
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Related records

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Sources

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/senate-bill/585
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/96/s/585
us · 96-s-585 · source updated 24 March 2026