Senate bill · 104th Congress · Public Law 104-324
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 29, 1995
- Committee actionJul 20, 1995
- Passed SenateNov 17, 1995 · by voice vote
- Passed HouseFeb 29, 1996 · without objection
- Resolving differencesJul 11, 1996
- To the PresidentOct 9, 1996
- Became lawOct 19, 1996
Latest action: Oct 19, 1996 — Became Public Law No: 104-324.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1004.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 104-160 ↗; H. Rept. 104-854 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on October 19, 1995.Source: Congress.gov, reported October 19, 1995 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/SRPT/160
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/HRPT/854 - Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1004, 104th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/s/1004
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
cc431ed5d22b6292db852b3046d408c20576c90d5afe64d97afba7eb1c94d080
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’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 S. 1004, 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
4 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 3 Democrats
3 of 4 cosponsors (75%) are from the other party.
John Breaux (D-LA), Ernest Hollings (D-SC), John Kerry (D-MA), Larry Pressler (R-SD).
More from the sponsor
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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.