House bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-193
To extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act for the construction of a hydroelectric project located in the State of Washington, and for other purposes.
Became law on Jul 14, 1998.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 21, 1997
- Committee actionJun 4, 1997
- Passed HouseJun 10, 1997 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateJun 25, 1998 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentJul 8, 1998
- Became lawJul 14, 1998
Latest action: Jul 14, 1998 — Became Public Law No: 105-193.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1217.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1217, An act to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act for the construction of a hydroelectric project located in the state of Washington, and for other purposes” on October 24, 1997. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on October 22, 1997”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 24, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10487
- CBO publication date
- October 24, 1997
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1217, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/1217
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
871facf325f45238fc8aef64342b8de8ed399fe95f61f77531a6caec36aeea36
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- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 105-137 ↗; H. Rept. 105-124 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 4, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/SRPT/137
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/124 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1217, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/1217
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
871facf325f45238fc8aef64342b8de8ed399fe95f61f77531a6caec36aeea36
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1217, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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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