House bill · 104th Congress · Public Law 104-172
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 19, 1996
- Committee actionMar 21, 1996
- Passed HouseJun 19, 1996 · 415–0
- Passed SenateJul 16, 1996 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesJul 23, 1996
- To the PresidentJul 24, 1996
- Became lawAug 5, 1996
Latest action: Aug 5, 1996 — Became Public Law No: 104-172.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3107.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 104-523,Part 1 ↗; H. Rept. 104-523,Part 2 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 14, 1996 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/HRPT/523
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/HRPT/523 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3107, 104th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/3107
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 29, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
703216579e8f444363d0e204f606331cf417a612cddce6e66ea9d7c0fb09e595
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of March 23, 2026). 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
157 cosponsors — 73 Republicans, 83 Democrats, 1 independent
84 of 157 cosponsors (54%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), A. Allard (R-CO), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Richard Baker (R-LA), James Barcia (D-MI), Ken Bentsen (D-TX), Howard Berman (D-CA), Peter Blute (R-MA), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Robert Borski (D-PA), Bill Brewster (D-OK), Glen Browder (D-AL), George Brown (D-CA), John Bryant (D-TX), Jim Bunn (R-OR), Dan Burton (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Dave Camp (R-MI), Tom Campbell (R-CA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Jim Chapman (D-TX), William Clay (D-MO), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Barbara-Rose Collins (D-MI), Wes Cooley (R-OR), Jerry Costello (D-IL), William Coyne (D-PA), Barbara Cubin (R-WY), Elijah Cummings (D-MD) and 127 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Benjamin Gilman.
- H.R. 3916 (104th) To make available certain Voice of America and Radio Marti multilingual computer readable text and voice recordings.
- H.R. 3121 (104th) To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act to make improvements to certain defense and security…
- H.R. 3870 (104th) To authorize the Agency for International Development to offer voluntary separation incentive payments to employees of that agency.
- H.R. 2161 (104th) To extend authorities under the Middle East Peace Facilitation Act of 1994 until October 1, 1995, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 2404 (104th) To extend authorities under the Middle East Peace Facilitation Act of 1994 until November 1, 1995, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 2589 (104th) To extend authorities under the Middle East Peace Facilitation Act of 1994 until December 31, 1995, and for other purposes.
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.