Senate bill · 104th Congress · Public Law 104-303
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 28, 1995
- Committee actionAug 2, 1995
- Passed SenateJul 11, 1996 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseJul 30, 1996 · without objection
- Resolving differencesSep 25, 1996
- To the PresidentOct 2, 1996
- Became lawOct 12, 1996
Latest action: Oct 12, 1996 — Became Public Law No: 104-303.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 640.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 104-170 ↗; H. Rept. 104-843 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Environment and Public Works Committee on November 9, 1995.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 9, 1995 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/SRPT/170
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/HRPT/843 - Congress.gov bill record
- S. 640, 104th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/s/640
- 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.
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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
5 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 5 cosponsors (40%) are from the other party.
Christopher Bond (R-MO), John Chafee (R-RI), Daniel Graham (D-FL), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Harry Reid (D-NV).
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.