House concurrent resolution · 105th Congress · Latest step: Resolving differences
Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the significance of maintaining the health and stability of coral reef ecosystems.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 9, 1997
- Committee actionApr 16, 1997
- Passed HouseApr 23, 1997 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateOct 9, 1997 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesOct 21, 1997
Latest action: Oct 21, 1997 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.Con.Res. 8.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 105-94 ↗; H. Rept. 105-69 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 30, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/SRPT/94
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/69 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.Con.Res. 8, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hconres/8
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
90ed89998c19e9fb990df5f59c22ec51071cf3fbc4cbe589bdffb044d38585f8
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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
41 cosponsors — 20 Republicans, 21 Democrats
21 of 41 cosponsors (51%) are from the other party.
Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Charles Canady (R-FL), Walter Capps (D-CA), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Peter Deutsch (D-FL), Norman Dicks (D-WA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Sam Farr (D-CA), Mark Foley (R-FL), Bob Franks (R-NJ), Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ), Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD), Porter Goss (R-FL), James Greenwood (R-PA), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Steve Horn (R-CA), Sue Kelly (R-NY), Jack Kingston (R-GA), Scott Klug (R-WI), John Lewis (D-GA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Thomas Manton (D-NY), Edward Markey (D-MA) and 11 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. H. Saxton.
- H.R. 2807 (105th) Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act of 1998
- H.R. 1787 (105th) Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997
- H.R. 1658 (105th) Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act
- H.R. 1856 (105th) National Wildlife Refuge System Volunteer and Community Partnership Enhancement Act of 1998
- H.R. 3461 (105th) To approve a governing international fishery agreement between the United States and the Republic of Poland.
- H.R. 437 (105th) National Sea Grant College Program Reauthorization 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.