House bill · 104th Congress · Public Law 104-180
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997
Became law on Aug 6, 1996.
Sponsor: Rep. Joseph Skeen R-NMWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 7, 1996
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseJun 12, 1996 · 351–74
- Passed SenateJul 24, 1996 · 97–1
- Resolving differencesJul 30, 1996
- To the PresidentAug 2, 1996
- Became lawAug 6, 1996
Latest action: Aug 6, 1996 — Became Public Law No: 104-180.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3603.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 3 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 104-317 ↗; H. Rept. 104-613 ↗; H. Rept. 104-726 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Appropriations Committee on July 11, 1996.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 11, 1996 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/SRPT/317
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/HRPT/613
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/HRPT/726 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3603, 104th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/3603
- 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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joseph Skeen.
- H.R. 740 (104th) To confer jurisdiction on the United States Court of Federal Claims with respect to land claims of Pueblo of Isleta Indian Tribe.
- H.R. 1976 (104th) Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996
- H.R. 3258 (104th) To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain real property located within the Carlsbad Project in New Mexico to Carlsbad…
- H.R. 1663 (104th) Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Amendment Act
- H.R. 3449 (104th) Temporary Emergency Livestock Drought Relief Act of 1996
- H.R. 1232 (104th) Reclamation Facilities Transfer Act
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.