House bill · 104th Congress · Public Law 104-113
Where it went
- IntroducedAug 4, 1995
- Committee actionOct 25, 1995
- Passed HouseDec 12, 1995 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateFeb 7, 1996 · by voice vote
- Resolving differencesFeb 27, 1996
- To the PresidentFeb 28, 1996
- Became lawMar 7, 1996
Latest action: Mar 7, 1996 — Became Public Law No: 104-113.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2196.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 104-390 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Science, Space, and Technology 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/390
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2196, 104th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/2196
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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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
3 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 2 Democrats
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
George Brown (D-CA), John Tanner (D-TN), Robert Walker (R-PA).
More from the sponsor
Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Constance Morella.
- H.J.Res. 70 (104th) Authorizing the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to establish a memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr. in the District of Columbia or its environs.
- H.Con.Res. 216 (104th) Providing for relocation of the Portrait Monument.
- H.R. 1870 (104th) American Technology Advancement Act of 1995
- H.R. 2185 (104th) Medicare Bone Mass Measurement Standardization Act of 1995
- H.Res. 359 (104th) Recognizing and supporting the efforts of the United States Soccer Federation to bring the 1999 Women's World Cup tournament to the United…
- H.R. 1736 (104th) Women's Health Office Act of 1995
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.