House bill · 104th Congress · Public Law 104-145

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H.R. 2137Introduced Jul 27, 1995Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Became law on May 17, 1996.

Sponsor: Rep. Dick Zimmer R-NJ

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Where it went

IntroducedJul 27, 1995
Committee actionApr 24, 1996
Passed HouseMay 7, 1996 · 418–0
Passed SenateMay 9, 1996 · by unanimous consent
To the PresidentMay 13, 1996
Became lawMay 17, 1996

Latest action: May 17, 1996 — Became Public Law No: 104-145.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2137.

Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 104-555 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on May 6, 1996.
Source: Congress.gov, reported May 6, 1996 ↗
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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

27 cosponsors — 23 Republicans, 4 Democrats

4 of 27 cosponsors (15%) are from the other party.

Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Nathan Deal (R-GA), Jennifer Dunn (R-WA), Phil English (R-PA), Mark Foley (R-FL), Jon Fox (R-PA), Pete Geren (D-TX), Gil Gutknecht (R-MN), Doc Hastings (R-WA), Martin Hoke (R-OH), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Sue Kelly (R-NY), Robert Livingston (R-LA), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), William Luther (D-MN), David McIntosh (R-IN), Susan Molinari (R-NY), Bob Ney (R-OH), Deborah Pryce (R-OH), Jim Ramstad (R-MN), Gerald Solomon (R-NY), Steve Stockman (R-TX), Barbara Vucanovich (R-NV), James Walsh (R-NY).

More from the sponsor

Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Dick Zimmer.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Jersey in Congress · NJ-12 district

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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.