House bill · 104th Congress · Public Law 104-284
Propane Education and Research Act of 1996
Became law on Oct 11, 1996.
Sponsor: Rep. W. Tauzin R-LAWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 7, 1995
- Committee actionApr 16, 1996
- Passed HouseSep 4, 1996 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateSep 28, 1996 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentSep 30, 1996
- Became lawOct 11, 1996
Latest action: Oct 11, 1996 — Became Public Law No: 104-284.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1514.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 104-655 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on June 27, 1996.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 27, 1996 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/HRPT/655
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1514, 104th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/1514
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 29, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
230 cosponsors — 136 Republicans, 93 Democrats, 1 independent
98 of 230 cosponsors (43%) are from the other party.
Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), A. Allard (R-CO), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Scotty Baesler (D-KY), Richard Baker (R-LA), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), James Barcia (D-MI), Bob Barr (R-GA), Bill Barrett (R-NE), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Charles Bass (R-NH), Herbert Bateman (R-VA), Ken Bentsen (D-TX), Tom Bevill (D-AL), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Peter Blute (R-MA), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), John Boehner (R-OH), Henry Bonilla (R-TX), Bill Brewster (D-OK), Glen Browder (D-AL), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Sam Brownback (R-KS), Ed Bryant (R-TN), John Bryant (D-TX), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Richard Burr (R-NC) and 200 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. W. Tauzin.
- H.R. 790 (104th) Private Property Owners Bill of Rights
- H.R. 3601 (104th) Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1996
- H.R. 2106 (104th) Outer Continental Shelf Deep Water Royalty Relief Act
- H.R. 897 (104th) To terminate the Office of the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service.
- H.R. 681 (104th) Securities Private Enforcement Reform Act
- H.R. 3671 (104th) United Houma Nation Recognition and Land Claims Settlement Act of 1996
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.