House bill · 104th Congress · Public Law 104-227

Antarctic Science, Tourism, and Conservation Act of 1996

H.R. 3060Introduced Mar 12, 1996Policy area: Environmental Protection

Became law on Oct 2, 1996.

Sponsor: Rep. Robert Walker R-PA

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Where it went

IntroducedMar 12, 1996
Committee actionApr 24, 1996
Passed HouseJun 10, 1996 · 352–4
Passed SenateSep 4, 1996 · by unanimous consent
Resolving differencesSep 10, 1996
To the PresidentSep 20, 1996
Became lawOct 2, 1996

Latest action: Oct 2, 1996 — Became Public Law No: 104-227.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3060.

Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 104-593 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Science, Space, and Technology Committee on May 23, 1996.
Source: Congress.gov, reported May 23, 1996 ↗
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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

28 cosponsors — 17 Republicans, 11 Democrats

11 of 28 cosponsors (39%) are from the other party.

Bill Baker (R-CA), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), George Brown (D-CA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Robert Cramer (D-AL), Thomas Davis (R-VA), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Vernon Ehlers (R-MI), Harris Fawell (R-IL), Mark Foley (R-FL), Gil Gutknecht (R-MN), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Paul McHale (D-PA), David Minge (D-MN), Constance Morella (R-MD), John Olver (D-MA), John Porter (R-IL), Lynn Rivers (D-MI), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Steven Schiff (R-NM), Andrea Seastrand (R-CA), F. Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Curt Weldon (R-PA), Dave Weldon (R-FL).

More from the sponsor

Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Robert Walker.

Sponsor’s state and district

Pennsylvania in Congress · PA-16 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.