House bill · 104th Congress · Public Law 104-188
Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996
Became law on Aug 20, 1996.
Sponsor: Rep. Bill Archer R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 14, 1996
- Committee actionMay 14, 1996
- Passed HouseMay 22, 1996 · 414–10
- Passed SenateJul 9, 1996 · 74–24
- Resolving differencesJul 30, 1996
- To the PresidentAug 8, 1996
- Became lawAug 20, 1996
Latest action: Aug 20, 1996 — Became Public Law No: 104-188.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3448.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 3 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 104-281 ↗; H. Rept. 104-586 ↗; H. Rept. 104-737 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 18, 1996 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/SRPT/281
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/HRPT/586
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/HRPT/737 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3448, 104th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/3448
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 29, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1c33d3e638dc24bb0e2075bc471d7d57374ff369cdf1fedaaf6c4b33a1537392
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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. Bill Archer.
- H.R. 3103 (104th) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
- H.R. 831 (104th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the deduction for the health insurance costs of self-employed…
- H.R. 2924 (104th) To guarantee the timely payment of social security benefits in March 1996.
- H.R. 3021 (104th) To guarantee the continuing full investment of Social Security and other Federal funds in obligations of the United States.
- H.R. 3136 (104th) Contract with America Advancement Act of 1996
- H.R. 9 (104th) Job Creation and Wage Enhancement Act of 1995
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.