House bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-155
FAA Research, Engineering, and Development Authorization Act of 1998
Became law on Feb 11, 1998.
Sponsor: Rep. Constance Morella R-MDWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 10, 1997
- Committee actionApr 16, 1997
- Passed HouseApr 29, 1997 · 414–7
- Passed SenateNov 13, 1997 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesFeb 3, 1998
- To the PresidentFeb 4, 1998
- Became lawFeb 11, 1998
Latest action: Feb 11, 1998 — Became Public Law No: 105-155.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1271.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1271, FAA Research, Engineering, and Development Authorization Act of 1997” on November 10, 1997. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on November 4, 1997”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 10, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10566
- CBO publication date
- November 10, 1997
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1271, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/1271
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 105-152 ↗; H. Rept. 105-61 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 10, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/SRPT/152
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/61 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1271, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/1271
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c258540a7ec4f1a2b5eaf4061b4ab4b0af915533a9314a405ae83811fe7a61c5
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1271, 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
5 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 5 cosponsors (60%) are from the other party.
George Brown (D-CA), Thomas Davis (R-VA), Vernon Ehlers (R-MI), Bart Gordon (D-TN), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Constance Morella.
- H.R. 3007 (105th) Commission on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering, and Technology Development Act
- H.J.Res. 113 (105th) Approving the location of a Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in the Nation's Capitol.
- H.R. 1274 (105th) Technology Administration Act of 1998
- H.R. 4280 (105th) To provide for greater access to child care services for Federal employees.
- H.R. 2544 (105th) Technology Transfer Commercialization Act of 1998
- H.Con.Res. 98 (105th) Authorizing the use of the Capitol grounds for the SAFE KIDS Buckle Up Car Seat Safety Check.
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.