House bill · 104th Congress · Public Law 104-319
Human Rights, Refugee, and Other Foreign Relations Provisions Act of 1996
Became law on Oct 19, 1996.
Sponsor: Rep. Christopher Smith R-NJWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 5, 1996
- Committee actionSep 17, 1996
- Passed HouseSep 25, 1996 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateOct 3, 1996 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesOct 4, 1996
- To the PresidentOct 10, 1996
- Became lawOct 19, 1996
Latest action: Oct 19, 1996 — Became Public Law No: 104-319.
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
7 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 7 cosponsors (43%) are from the other party.
Howard Berman (D-CA), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), Bill Goodling (R-PA), Lee Hamilton (D-IN), Henry Hyde (R-IL), Tom Lantos (D-CA), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Christopher Smith.
- H.Con.Res. 145 (104th) Concerning the removal of Russian Armed Forces from Moldova.
- H.Con.Res. 167 (104th) Recognizing the tenth anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster, and supporting the closing of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant.
- H.Con.Res. 117 (104th) Concerning writer, political philosopher, human rights advocate, and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Wei Jingsheng.
- H.Res. 178 (104th) Calling upon the People's Republic of China to release U.S. citizen Harry Wu unconditionally and to provide for an accounting of his…
- H.R. 1172 (104th) Bosnia and Herzegovina Self-Defense Act of 1995
- H.R. 942 (104th) Humanitarian Aid Corridor 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.