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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Mar 20, 1997
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to pay, out of money not otherwise appropriated, specified sums to three named corporations in full satisfaction of their claims against the United States resulting from failure of the United States to grantor approve any lease or to allow phosphate mining in the Osceola National Forest.
People & committees
Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-8] · R–FL
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 419.
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Hatch with an amendment. Without written report.
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Hatch with an amendment. Without written report.
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed without objection.
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
Considered from the Private Calendar.
Called up from the Private Calendar for consideration.
Placed on the Private Calendar, Calendar No. 4.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 105-222.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 105-222.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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