Senate bill · 104th Congress · Public Law 104-317
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 19, 1996
- Committee actionJul 25, 1996
- Passed SenateOct 3, 1996 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseOct 4, 1996 · without objection
- To the PresidentOct 9, 1996
- Became lawOct 19, 1996
Latest action: Oct 19, 1996 — Became Public Law No: 104-317.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1887.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 104-366 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on July 30, 1996.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 30, 1996 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/SRPT/366
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1887, 104th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/s/1887
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 29, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of August 10, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 1887, last updated August 10, 2026. 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
2 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat
1 of 2 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
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.