House bill · 104th Congress · Latest step: To the President
To provide for a temporary increase in the public debt limit, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Bill Archer R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedNov 7, 1995
- Committee actionNov 7, 1995
- Passed HouseNov 9, 1995 · 227–194
- Passed SenateNov 9, 1995 · 49–47
- Resolving differencesNov 10, 1995
- To the PresidentNov 12, 1995
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 7, 1995 — On motion to refer the bill and the accompanying veto message to the Committee on Ways and Means. Agreed to without objection.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2586.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 104-325 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Ways and Means Committee on November 8, 1995.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 8, 1995 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/HRPT/325
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2586, 104th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/2586
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 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.
More from the sponsor
Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bill Archer.
- H.R. 3103 (104th) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
- H.R. 831 (104th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the deduction for the health insurance costs of self-employed…
- H.R. 3448 (104th) Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996
- H.R. 2924 (104th) To guarantee the timely payment of social security benefits in March 1996.
- H.R. 3021 (104th) To guarantee the continuing full investment of Social Security and other Federal funds in obligations of the United States.
- H.R. 3136 (104th) Contract with America Advancement 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.