House bill · 104th Congress · Public Law 104-287
To codify without substantive change laws related to transportation and to improve the United States Code.
Became law on Oct 11, 1996.
Sponsor: Rep. Henry Hyde R-ILWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 12, 1995
- Committee actionApr 24, 1996
- Passed HouseJul 29, 1996 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateSep 28, 1996 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentOct 3, 1996
- Became lawOct 11, 1996
Latest action: Oct 11, 1996 — Became Public Law No: 104-287.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2297.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 104-573 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on May 14, 1996.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 14, 1996 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/HRPT/573
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2297, 104th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/2297
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Henry Hyde.
- H.R. 3525 (104th) Church Arson Prevention Act of 1996
- H.R. 2525 (104th) Charitable Gift Annuity Antitrust Relief Act of 1995
- H.R. 4194 (104th) Administrative Dispute Resolution Act of 1996
- H.R. 956 (104th) Product Liability Fairness Act of 1995
- H.R. 2703 (104th) Effective Death Penalty and Public Safety Act of 1996
- H.R. 4164 (104th) To provide for the extension of certain authority for the Marshal of the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Police.
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.