House bill · 104th Congress · Public Law 104-55
Edible Oil Regulatory Reform Act
Became law on Nov 20, 1995.
Sponsor: Rep. Thomas Ewing R-ILWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 9, 1995
- Committee actionSep 20, 1995
- Passed HouseOct 10, 1995 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateNov 2, 1995 · by voice vote
- Resolving differencesNov 7, 1995
- To the PresidentNov 8, 1995
- Became lawNov 20, 1995
Latest action: Nov 20, 1995 — Became Public Law No: 104-55.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 436.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 104-262,Part 2 ↗; H. Rept. 104-262,Part 1 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 28, 1995 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/HRPT/262
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/HRPT/262 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 436, 104th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/436
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 3, 2026
- 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
84 cosponsors — 60 Republicans, 24 Democrats
27 of 84 cosponsors (32%) are from the other party.
Dick Armey (R-TX), Richard Baker (R-LA), Bill Barrett (R-NE), Herbert Bateman (R-VA), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), John Boehner (R-OH), Henry Bonilla (R-TX), Bill Brewster (D-OK), Stephen Buyer (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Charles Canady (R-FL), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Jim Chapman (D-TX), Helen Chenoweth-Hage (R-ID), Larry Combest (R-TX), Gary Condit (D-CA), Wes Cooley (R-OR), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Christopher Cox (R-CA), Pat Danner (D-MO), John Doolittle (R-CA), Robert Dornan (R-CA), Jennifer Dunn (R-WA), Vernon Ehlers (R-MI), Bill Emerson (R-MO), Phil English (R-PA), Harris Fawell (R-IL), Michael Flanagan (R-IL) and 54 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Thomas Ewing.
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- H.Res. 552 (104th) Providing for the printing of the revised edition of the Rules and Manual of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Fifth…
- H.R. 4102 (104th) Farm Transportation Regulatory Relief Act
- H.R. 3002 (104th) To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to exempt certain small lenders from the audit requirements of the guaranteed student loan…
- H.R. 2557 (104th) Agricultural Contract Sanctity 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.