An Act to provide for the conveyance of certain lands of the United States to the State of Louisiana for the use of Louisiana State University

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An Act to provide for the conveyance of certain lands of the United States to the State of Louisiana for the use of Louisiana State University

An Act to provide for the conveyance of certain lands of the United States to the State of Louisiana for the use of Louisiana State University

Act Details

An Act to provide for the conveyance of certain lands of the United States to the State of Louisiana for the use of Louisiana State University was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 1973-07-16 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 93 United States Congress by Joe Waggoner in relation with: Louisiana, Public lands and natural resources.

An Act to provide for the conveyance of certain lands of the United States to the State of Louisiana for the use of Louisiana State University became law (1) in the United States on 1973-11-27

It was referred to the following Committee(s): (2)

House Agriculture (HSAG)

Joe Waggoner, member of the US congress
Joe Waggoner, Representative from Louisiana, district 4

The proposal had the following cosponsors:

Corinne Boggs, Representative, from Louisiana, district 2
John Berlinger Breaux, Democrat, Senator, from Louisiana
F Hebert, Representative, from Louisiana, district 1
Gillis William Long, Democrat, Representative, from Louisiana, district 8
Otto Ernest Passman, Democrat, Representative, from Louisiana, district 5
John Richard Rarick, Democrat, Representative, from Louisiana, district 6
David Conner Treen, Republican, Representative, from Louisiana, district 3

Act Overview

  • Number: 9295 (3)
  • Official Title as Introduced: A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain lands of the United States to the State of Louisiana for the use of Louisiana State University (4)
  • Date First Introduced: 1973-07-16
  • Sponsor Name: David Conner Treen
  • Assignment Process: See Committe Assignments (5)
  • Latest Major Activity/Action: Enacted
  • Date Enacted (signed, in general (6), by President): 1973-11-27
  • Type: hr (7)
  • Main Topic: Public lands and natural resources
  • Related Bills: (8)

    s2477-93, Reason: identical, Type: bill

  • Summary of An Act to provide for the conveyance of certain lands of the United States to the State of Louisiana for the use of Louisiana State University: Govtrack. Authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress.
  • Primary Source: Congress Website

Text of the An Act to provide for the conveyance of certain lands of the United States to the State of Louisiana for the use of Louisiana State University

Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to convey specified lands of the United States to the State of Louisiana for the use of Louisiana State University.

Act Notes

  • [Note 1] An Act (like An Act to provide for the conveyance of certain lands of the United States to the State of Louisiana for the use of Louisiana State University) or a resolution cannot become a law in the United States until it has been approved (passed) in identical form by both the House of Representatives and the Senate, as well as signed by the President (but see (5)). If the two bodys of the Congress versions of an Act are not identical, one of the bodies might decide to take a further vote to adopt the bill (see more about the Congress process here). An Act may be pass in identical form with or without amendments and with or without conference. (see more about Enrollment).
  • [Note 2] Proposals are referred to committees for preliminary consideration, then debated, amended, and passed (or rejected) by the full House or Senate. To prevent endless shuttling of bills between the House and Senate, bills like An Act to provide for the conveyance of certain lands of the United States to the State of Louisiana for the use of Louisiana State University are referred to joint committees made up of members of both houses.
  • [Note 3] For more information regarding this legislative proposal, go to THOMAS, select “Bill Number,” search on (An Act to provide for the conveyance of certain lands of the United States to the State of Louisiana for the use of Louisiana State University)
  • [Note 4] A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain lands of the United States to the State of Louisiana for the use of Louisiana State University. The current official title of a bill is always present, assigned at introduction (for example, in this case, on 1973-07-16) and can be revised any time. This type of titles are sentences.
  • [Note 5] The Act is referred to the appropriate committee by the Speaker of any of the two Houses. Bills are placed on the calendar of the committee to which they have been assigned. See Assignment Process.
  • [Note 6] Regarding exceptions to President´s approval, a bill that is not signed (returned unsigned) by the President can still become law if at lest two thirds of each of the two bodys of the Congress votes to pass it, which is an infrequent case. See also Presidential Veto.
  • [Note 7] Legislative Proposal types can be: hr, hres, hjres, hconres, s, sres, sjres, sconres. A bill originating in the Senate is designated by the letter “S”, and a bill originating from the House of Representatives begins with “H.R.”, followed, in both cases, by its individual number which it retains throughout all its parliamentary process.
  • [Note 8] For information regarding related bill/s to An Act to provide for the conveyance of certain lands of the United States to the State of Louisiana for the use of Louisiana State University, go to THOMAS.

Analysis

No analysis (criticism, advocacy, etc.) about An Act to provide for the conveyance of certain lands of the United States to the State of Louisiana for the use of Louisiana State University submitted yet.

Louisiana
Public lands and natural resources

Further Reading

  • “How our laws are made”, Edward F Willett; Jack Brooks, Washington, U.S. G.P.O.
  • “To make all laws : the Congress of the United States, 1789-1989”, James H Hutson- Washington, Library of Congress.
  • “Bills introduced and laws enacted: selected legislative statistics, 1947-1990”, Rozanne M Barry; Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

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