House bill · 104th Congress · Public Law 104-312
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 16, 1996
- Committee actionJun 19, 1996
- Passed HouseJul 16, 1996 · without objection
- Passed SenateOct 3, 1996 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentOct 10, 1996
- Became lawOct 19, 1996
Latest action: Oct 19, 1996 — Became Public Law No: 104-312.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3249.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 104-673 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on July 12, 1996.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 12, 1996 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/HRPT/673
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3249, 104th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/3249
- 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
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 4084 (104th) To amend the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act to provide for Native Hawaiian organizations, and for other purposes.
- H.J.Res. 192 (104th) To consent to certain amendments enacted by the Legislature of the State of Hawaii to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920.
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.