House bill · 104th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 4, 1995
- Committee actionJan 27, 1995
- Passed HouseFeb 16, 1995 · 241–181
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 21, 1995 — Committee on Foreign Relations. Hearings held.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 3 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 104-18,Part 2 ↗; H. Rept. 104-18,Part 3 ↗; H. Rept. 104-18,Part 1 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported February 7, 1995 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/HRPT/18
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/HRPT/18
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/HRPT/18 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7, 104th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/7
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4ebd36c39bba3bd0af35ccc3cfd5a4477c6c89d66afabae083ae90f7240fca10
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
- Congress.gov noteThis bill had multiple sponsors.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7, 104th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/7
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4ebd36c39bba3bd0af35ccc3cfd5a4477c6c89d66afabae083ae90f7240fca10
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 7, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
138 cosponsors — 137 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 138 cosponsors (1%) are from the other party.
Dick Armey (R-TX), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Bill Baker (R-CA), Richard Baker (R-LA), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Bob Barr (R-GA), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Joe Barton (R-TX), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Peter Blute (R-MA), Sonny Bono (R-CA), Sam Brownback (R-KS), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Richard Burr (R-NC), Dan Burton (R-IN), H. Callahan (R-AL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Charles Canady (R-FL), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Jon Christensen (R-NE), Dick Chrysler (R-MI), William Clinger (R-PA), Howard Coble (R-NC), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Mac Collins (R-GA), Larry Combest (R-TX), Wes Cooley (R-OR), Christopher Cox (R-CA), Philip Crane (R-IL) and 108 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Floyd Spence.
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- H.Con.Res. 1 (104th) Recognizing the sacrifice and courage of Army Warrant Officers David Hilemon and Bobby W. Hall II, whose helicopter was shot down over…
- H.R. 1347 (104th) Maritime Administration Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996
- H.R. 1346 (104th) To amend the guarantee fee provisions of the Federal Ship Mortgage Insurance program in the Merchant Marine Act, 1936.
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.