House bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-225
To revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to patriotic and national observances, ceremonies, and organizations, as title 36, United States Code, "Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations".
Became law on Aug 12, 1998.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 17, 1997
- Committee actionOct 7, 1997
- Passed HouseFeb 3, 1998 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateJul 30, 1998 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentAug 4, 1998
- Became lawAug 12, 1998
Latest action: Aug 12, 1998 — Became Public Law No: 105-225.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1085.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1085, A bill to revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws related to patriotic and national observances, ceremonies, and organizations, as Title 36, United States Code...” on October 15, 1997. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on October 7, 1997”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 15, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10464
- CBO publication date
- October 15, 1997
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1085, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/1085
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1085, An act to revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws related to patriotic and national observances, ceremonies, and organizations, as Title 36, United States Code...” on July 21, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on July 16, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 21, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10991
- CBO publication date
- July 21, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1085, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/1085
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f9f8f8e55f473340f1b0fc7fee2d0f36b3e3b099d3dc242eef03584abbd9494f
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 105-326 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 16, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/326
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1085, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/1085
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f9f8f8e55f473340f1b0fc7fee2d0f36b3e3b099d3dc242eef03584abbd9494f
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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
No cosponsors.
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Sponsor’s state and district
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