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House bill · 100th Congress · Public Law 100-249

A bill authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to preserve certain wetlands and historic and prehistoric sites in the St. Johns River Valley, Florida, and for other purposes.

H.R. 1983Introduced Apr 8, 1987Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Became law on Feb 16, 1988.

Sponsor: Rep. Charles Bennett D-FL
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 16, 1988 — Became Public Law No: 100-249.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

18 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 10 Democrats

7 of 18 cosponsors (39%) are from the other party.

Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), William Chappell (D-FL), Dante Fascell (D-FL), Sam Gibbons (D-FL), Bill Grant (R-FL), Earl Hutto (D-FL), Andrew Ireland (R-FL), William Lehman (D-FL), Thomas Lewis (R-FL), Kenneth MacKay (D-FL), Connie Mack (R-FL), Bill McCollum (R-FL), Daniel Mica (D-FL), Clarence Nelson (D-FL), Claude Pepper (D-FL), E. Shaw (R-FL), Lawrence Smith (D-FL), C. W. Young (R-FL).

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Charles Bennett.

Sponsor’s state and district

Florida in Congress · FL-3 district

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Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.