House bill · 104th Congress · Public Law 104-293
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997
Became law on Oct 11, 1996.
Sponsor: Rep. Larry Combest R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 17, 1996
- Committee actionMay 7, 1996
- Passed HouseMay 22, 1996 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateSep 17, 1996 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesSep 24, 1996
- To the PresidentSep 30, 1996
- Became lawOct 11, 1996
Latest action: Oct 11, 1996 — Became Public Law No: 104-293.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3259.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 3 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 104-578 ↗; H. Rept. 104-830 ↗; H. Rept. 104-832 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee on May 15, 1996.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 15, 1996 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/HRPT/578
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/HRPT/830
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/HRPT/832 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3259, 104th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/3259
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 6, 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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Larry Combest.
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- H.R. 3900 (104th) To amend the Agricultural Market Transition Act to provide greater planting flexibility, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 3237 (104th) Intelligence Community Act
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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.