House bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-369
Ricky Ray Hemophilia Relief Fund Act of 1998
Became law on Nov 12, 1998.
Sponsor: Rep. Porter Goss R-FLWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 11, 1997
- Committee actionOct 29, 1997
- Passed HouseMay 19, 1998 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateOct 21, 1998 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentNov 2, 1998
- Became lawNov 12, 1998
Latest action: Nov 12, 1998 — Became Public Law No: 105-369.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1023.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1023, Ricky Ray Hemophilia Relief Fund Act of 1998” on March 20, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on October 29, 1997”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 20, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10730
- CBO publication date
- March 20, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1023, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/1023
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 3, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
54f17c6b656d80417fcdadf80f5fe0f0f1e082d8ef3f4a17d416451090fe0215
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1023, Ricky Ray Hemophilia Relief Fund Act of 1998” on May 4, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on April 22, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 4, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10768
- CBO publication date
- May 4, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1023, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/1023
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 3, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
54f17c6b656d80417fcdadf80f5fe0f0f1e082d8ef3f4a17d416451090fe0215
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1023, Ricky Ray Hemophilia Relief Fund Act of 1998” on October 27, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on October 21, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 27, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11302
- CBO publication date
- October 27, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1023, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/1023
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 3, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
54f17c6b656d80417fcdadf80f5fe0f0f1e082d8ef3f4a17d416451090fe0215
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 105-465,Part 1 ↗; H. Rept. 105-465,Part 2 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported October 7, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/465
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/465 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1023, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/1023
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 3, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
54f17c6b656d80417fcdadf80f5fe0f0f1e082d8ef3f4a17d416451090fe0215
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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
270 cosponsors — 113 Republicans, 156 Democrats, 1 independent
157 of 270 cosponsors (58%) are from the other party.
Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Thomas Allen (D-ME), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Bill Archer (R-TX), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Scotty Baesler (D-KY), Richard Baker (R-LA), John Baldacci (D-ME), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), James Barcia (D-MI), Bill Barrett (R-NE), Herbert Bateman (R-VA), Ken Bentsen (D-TX), Howard Berman (D-CA), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Rod Blagojevich (D-IL), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), David Bonior (D-MI), Robert Borski (D-PA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), George Brown (D-CA), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Richard Burr (R-NC), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Dave Camp (R-MI) and 240 more.
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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.