House bill · 104th Congress · Latest step: To the President
Foreign Relations Revitalization Act of 1995
Sponsor: Rep. Benjamin Gilman R-NYWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 3, 1995
- Committee actionMay 15, 1995
- Passed HouseJun 8, 1995 · 222–192
- Passed SenateDec 14, 1995 · 82–16
- Resolving differencesFeb 28, 1996
- To the PresidentApr 5, 1996
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 30, 1996 — On passage, the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 234 - 188 (Roll no. 136).
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1561.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 104-128 ↗; H. Rept. 104-478 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Foreign Affairs Committee on May 19, 1995.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 19, 1995 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/HRPT/128
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/HRPT/478 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1561, 104th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/1561
- 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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Benjamin Gilman.
- H.R. 3107 (104th) Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996
- H.R. 3916 (104th) To make available certain Voice of America and Radio Marti multilingual computer readable text and voice recordings.
- H.R. 3121 (104th) To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act to make improvements to certain defense and security…
- H.R. 3870 (104th) To authorize the Agency for International Development to offer voluntary separation incentive payments to employees of that agency.
- H.R. 2161 (104th) To extend authorities under the Middle East Peace Facilitation Act of 1994 until October 1, 1995, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 2404 (104th) To extend authorities under the Middle East Peace Facilitation Act of 1994 until November 1, 1995, and for other purposes.
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.