Senate bill · 104th Congress · Public Law 104-156
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 27, 1996
- Committee actionApr 18, 1996
- Passed SenateJun 14, 1996 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseJun 18, 1996 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentJun 25, 1996
- Became lawJul 5, 1996
Latest action: Jul 5, 1996 — Became Public Law No: 104-156.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1579.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 104-266 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on May 13, 1996.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 13, 1996 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/SRPT/266
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1579, 104th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/s/1579
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 15, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 29, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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 April 15, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 1579, last updated April 15, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 29, 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
8 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 2 Democrats, 1 independent
5 of 8 cosponsors (62%) are from the other party.
George Brown (R-CO), Thad Cochran (R-MS), William Cohen (R-ME), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Carl Levin (D-MI), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), David Pryor (D-AR), Theodore Stevens (R-AK).
More from the sponsor
Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. John Glenn.
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- S. 1660 (104th) National Invasive Species Act of 1996
- S. 1001 (104th) Regulatory Procedures Reform Act of 1995
- S. 1439 (104th) Fans Rights Act of 1995
- S. 541 (104th) Great Lakes Federal Effectiveness Act
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.