S. 21 (103 rd ): California Desert Protection Act of 1994

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A bill to designate certain lands in the California Desert as wilderness, to establish Death Valley, Joshua Tree, and Mojave National Parks, and for other purposes.

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Dianne Feinstein

Sponsor. Senator for California. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Oct 8, 1994
Length: 55 pages Introduced Jan 21, 1993
103 rd Congress (1993–1994)

Enacted — Signed by the President on Oct 31, 1994

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on October 31, 1994.

Pub.L. 103-433 Cosponsors

49 Cosponsors (47 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

History

Jan 21, 1993 Introduced

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Oct 5, 1993 Ordered Reported

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Apr 13, 1994 Passed Senate (House next)

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Jul 27, 1994 Alternative Bill — Passed House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 518 (103rd), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 21 (103rd).

Jul 27, 1994 Passed House

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Jul 27, 1994 Text Published

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Oct 7, 1994 Rules Change — Agreed To

This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 568 (103rd).

Oct 7, 1994 Conference Report Agreed to by House (Senate next)

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Oct 8, 1994 Conference Report Agreed to by Senate

The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. The vote was by Voice Vote so no record of individual votes was made.

Oct 31, 1994 Enacted — Signed by the President

The President signed the bill and it became law.

Dec 21, 2009 Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 2921 (111th).

Jan 25, 2011 Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 138 (112th).

S. 21 (103rd) was a bill in the United States Congress.

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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 21. This is the one from the 103 rd Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 103 rd Congress, which met from Jan 5, 1993 to Dec 1, 1994. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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