House bill · 104th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 10, 1996
- Committee actionJun 11, 1996
- Passed HouseJun 25, 1996 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 17, 1996 — Laid on the table. See S. 1316 for further action. (consideration: CR H7740)
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3604.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 104-632 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on June 24, 1996.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 24, 1996 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/HRPT/632
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3604, 104th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/3604
- 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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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of April 7, 2025). 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
40 cosponsors — 21 Republicans, 19 Democrats
19 of 40 cosponsors (48%) are from the other party.
Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), John Bryant (D-TX), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), Mac Collins (R-GA), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Nathan Deal (R-GA), Peter Deutsch (D-FL), John Dingell (D-MI), Sam Farr (D-CA), Harris Fawell (R-IL), Gary Franks (R-CT), Elizabeth Furse (D-OR), Greg Ganske (R-IA), Paul Gillmor (R-OH), Bart Gordon (D-TN), James Greenwood (R-PA), J. Hayworth (R-AZ), David Hobson (R-OH), Scott Klug (R-WI), Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), John Linder (R-GA), Thomas Manton (D-NY), Edward Markey (D-MA), Carlos Moorhead (R-CA), Charles Norwood (R-GA), Michael Oxley (R-OH), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Glenn Poshard (D-IL) and 10 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Thomas Bliley.
- H.R. 1627 (104th) Food Quality Protection Act of 1996
- H.R. 1058 (104th) Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
- H.R. 1555 (104th) Communications Act of 1995
- H.R. 2972 (104th) Securities and Exchange Commission Authorization Act of 1996
- H.R. 1091 (104th) Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Partnership Act of 1995
- H.R. 1684 (104th) Dolley Madison Commemorative Coin 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.