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House bill · 104th Congress · Public Law 104-289

Savings in Construction Act of 1996

H.R. 2779Introduced Dec 14, 1995Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Became law on Oct 11, 1996.

Sponsor: Rep. Christopher Cox R-CA
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 11, 1996 — Became Public Law No: 104-289.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2779.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2779, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

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

86 cosponsors — 70 Republicans, 16 Democrats

16 of 86 cosponsors (19%) are from the other party.

Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Bill Baker (R-CA), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), James Barcia (D-MI), Bob Barr (R-GA), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Joe Barton (R-TX), Ken Bentsen (D-TX), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Peter Blute (R-MA), John Boehner (R-OH), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Dan Burton (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Dave Camp (R-MI), Tom Campbell (R-CA), Charles Canady (R-FL), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Eva Clayton (D-NC), Howard Coble (R-NC), Gary Condit (D-CA), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Frank Cremeans (R-OH), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), David Dreier (R-CA), Bill Emerson (R-MO), Mark Foley (R-FL), Michael Forbes (D-NY), Greg Ganske (R-IA) and 56 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Christopher Cox.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-47 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.