House bill · 104th Congress · Public Law 104-242
To extend the time for construction of certain FERC licensed hydro projects.
Became law on Oct 9, 1996.
Sponsor: Rep. Gerald Solomon R-NYWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 25, 1995
- Committee actionOct 25, 1995
- Passed HouseNov 13, 1995 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateSep 27, 1996 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentSep 30, 1996
- Became lawOct 9, 1996
Latest action: Oct 9, 1996 — Became Public Law No: 104-242.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 680.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 104-316 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on November 8, 1995.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 8, 1995 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/HRPT/316
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 680, 104th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/680
- 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
1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
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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.