House bill · 104th Congress · Public Law 104-52
Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations Act, 1996
Became law on Nov 19, 1995.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 12, 1995
- Committee actionJul 12, 1995
- Passed HouseJul 19, 1995 · 216–211
- Passed SenateAug 5, 1995 · by voice vote
- Resolving differencesSep 13, 1995
- To the PresidentNov 18, 1995
- Became lawNov 19, 1995
Latest action: Nov 19, 1995 — Became Public Law No: 104-52.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2020.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 3 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 104-121 ↗; H. Rept. 104-183 ↗; H. Rept. 104-291 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Appropriations Committee on July 27, 1995.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 27, 1995 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/SRPT/121
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/HRPT/183
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/HRPT/291 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2020, 104th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/2020
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 2, 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.
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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.