House bill · 104th Congress · Public Law 104-124
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to repeal the saccharin notice requirement.
Became law on Apr 1, 1996.
Sponsor: Rep. Brian Bilbray R-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 8, 1995
- Committee actionNov 29, 1995
- Passed HouseDec 12, 1995 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateMar 19, 1996 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentMar 21, 1996
- Became lawApr 1, 1996
Latest action: Apr 1, 1996 — Became Public Law No: 104-124.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1787.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 104-386 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on December 7, 1995.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 7, 1995 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/HRPT/386
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1787, 104th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/1787
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 3, 2026
- 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
39 cosponsors — 36 Republicans, 3 Democrats
4 of 39 cosponsors (10%) are from the other party.
Joe Barton (R-TX), Sonny Bono (R-CA), Bill Brewster (D-OK), Ed Bryant (R-TN), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Richard Burr (R-NC), Charles Canady (R-FL), Dick Chrysler (R-MI), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Christopher Cox (R-CA), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Tom DeLay (R-TX), Robert Dornan (R-CA), Thomas Ewing (R-IL), Mark Foley (R-FL), Tillie Fowler (R-FL), Paul Gillmor (R-OH), J. Hastert (R-IL), David Hobson (R-OH), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Scott Klug (R-WI), Jerry Lewis (R-CA), John Linder (R-GA), Donald Manzullo (R-IL), Matthew Martinez (R-CA), Carlos Moorhead (R-CA), Michael Oxley (R-OH), James Quillen (R-TN), Pat Roberts (R-KS) and 9 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Brian Bilbray.
- H.R. 1943 (104th) San Diego Coastal Corrections Act of 1995
- H.R. 1363 (104th) Citizenship Reform Act of 1995
- H.R. 3083 (104th) Ward Valley Land Transfer Act
- H.R. 1025 (104th) To rescind the Federal implementation plan promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for the South Coast…
- H.R. 2927 (104th) To amend the Fair Housing Act regarding local and State laws and regulations governing residential care facilities.
- H.R. 4019 (104th) Fair Housing Reform and Freedom of Speech 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.