House bill · 104th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 27, 1996
- Committee actionMar 12, 1996
- Passed HouseJun 4, 1996 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateJun 12, 1996 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesSep 24, 1996
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 26, 1996 — For Further Action See H.R.4194.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2977.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 104-597 ↗; H. Rept. 104-841 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on May 30, 1996.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 30, 1996 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/HRPT/597
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/HRPT/841 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2977, 104th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/2977
- 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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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of April 7, 2025). 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
1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. George Gekas.
- H.R. 926 (104th) Regulatory Reform and Relief Act
- H.R. 3307 (104th) Regulatory Fair Warning Act
- H.R. 2604 (104th) Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 1995
- H.R. 2277 (104th) Legal Aid Grant Act
- H.R. 46 (104th) To delay for two years the required implementation date for enhanced vehicle inspection and maintenance programs under the Clean Air Act…
- H.R. 3468 (104th) Biomaterials Access Assurance 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.