Senate bill · 104th Congress · Public Law 104-297
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 4, 1995
- Committee actionMar 28, 1996
- Passed SenateSep 19, 1996 · 100–0
- Passed HouseSep 27, 1996 · 384–30
- To the PresidentOct 4, 1996
- Became lawOct 11, 1996
Latest action: Oct 11, 1996 — Became Public Law No: 104-297.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 39.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 104-276 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on May 23, 1996.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 23, 1996 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/SRPT/276
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 39, 104th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/s/39
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 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 September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 39, 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
8 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 4 Democrats
4 of 8 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Ernest Hollings (D-SC), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), John Kerry (D-MA), Chester Lott (R-MS), Frank Murkowski (R-AK), Claiborne Pell (D-RI), Larry Pressler (R-SD), Alan Simpson (R-WY).
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.