Senate bill · 104th Congress · Public Law 104-274
A bill to authorize appropriations for the National Historical Publications and Records Commission for fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001.
Became law on Oct 9, 1996.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 27, 1996
- Committee actionFeb 29, 1996
- Passed SenateJul 25, 1996 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseSep 27, 1996 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentSep 30, 1996
- Became lawOct 9, 1996
Latest action: Oct 9, 1996 — Became Public Law No: 104-274.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1577.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 104-283 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on June 19, 1996.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 19, 1996 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/SRPT/283
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1577, 104th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/s/1577
- 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.
More from the sponsor
Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Mark Hatfield.
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- S. 1662 (104th) Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 1996
- S. 1875 (104th) A bill to designate the United States Courthouse in Medford, Oregon, as the "James A. Redden Federal Courthouse".
- S.Res. 320 (104th) A resolution authorizing the printing of a Senate document.
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.