House concurrent resolution · 105th Congress · Latest step: Passed Senate
Authorizing the use of the Capitol grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby.
Sponsor: Rep. Steny Hoyer D-MDWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 30, 1998
- Committee actionMay 6, 1998
- Passed HouseMay 12, 1998 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateMay 13, 1998 · by unanimous consent
Latest action: May 14, 1998 — Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.Con.Res. 255.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H. Con. Res. 255, Authorizing the use of the Capitol grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby” on May 6, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on May 6, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 6, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10758
- CBO publication date
- May 6, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.Con.Res. 255, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hconres/255
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 105-521 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on May 7, 1998.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 7, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/521
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.Con.Res. 255, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hconres/255
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6c0a3ea877bb9205bd1f38ca3e2372bc5a18223ba0b19246ead97e52673437d8
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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
6 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 6 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Thomas Davis (R-VA), James Moran (D-VA), Constance Morella (R-MD), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Frank Wolf (R-VA), Albert Wynn (D-MD).
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Steny Hoyer.
- H.Con.Res. 49 (105th) Authorizing the use of the Capitol grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby.
- H.R. 2925 (105th) Deadbeat Parents Punishment Act of 1997
- H.R. 1166 (105th) Firefighters Pay Fairness Act of 1997
- H.R. 3251 (105th) Federal Pay Fairness Act of 1998
- H.R. 1032 (105th) Late Term Abortion Restriction Act
- H.R. 2503 (105th) Deadbeat Parents Punishment Act of 1997
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.