House bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-35
Taxpayer Browsing Protection Act
Became law on Aug 5, 1997.
Sponsor: Rep. Bill Archer R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 8, 1997
- Committee actionApr 9, 1997
- Passed HouseApr 15, 1997 · 412–0
- Passed SenateJul 23, 1997 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentJul 25, 1997
- Became lawAug 5, 1997
Latest action: Aug 5, 1997 — Became Public Law No: 105-35.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1226.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 105-51 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Ways and Means Committee on April 14, 1997.Source: Congress.gov, reported April 14, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/51
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1226, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/1226
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
36e81769b2923bbc1a0375fdbc4ad3f8f5dc2e7314636a1c929d3098815e2524
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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
27 cosponsors — 13 Republicans, 14 Democrats
14 of 27 cosponsors (52%) are from the other party.
Jim Bunning (R-KY), Dave Camp (R-MI), Ben Cardin (D-MD), William Coyne (D-PA), Barbara Cubin (R-WY), Jennifer Dunn (R-WA), John Ensign (R-NV), James Greenwood (R-PA), J. Hayworth (R-AZ), Wally Herger (R-CA), William Jefferson (D-LA), Nancy Johnson (R-CT), Barbara Kennelly (D-CT), Gerald Kleczka (D-WI), Sander Levin (D-MI), John Lewis (D-GA), Robert Matsui (D-CA), Jim McDermott (D-WA), Richard Neal (D-MA), Rob Portman (R-OH), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Linda Smith (R-WA), Pete Stark (D-CA), John Tanner (D-TN), William Thomas (R-CA), Karen Thurman (D-FL), Gerald Weller (R-IL).
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bill Archer.
- H.R. 2676 (105th) Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998
- H.R. 668 (105th) Airport and Airway Trust Fund Tax Reinstatement Act of 1997
- H.R. 2646 (105th) Parent and Student Savings Account PLUS Act
- H.R. 4579 (105th) Taxpayer Relief Act of 1998
- H.R. 2513 (105th) An Act to provide tax-free treatment of reward monies devoted to the victims of "Unabomber" Theodore Kaczynski.
- H.R. 3546 (105th) National Dialogue on Social Security Act of 1998
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.