House bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-207
National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1998
Became law on Jul 29, 1998.
Sponsor: Rep. Steven Schiff R-NMWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 10, 1997
- Committee actionApr 16, 1997
- Passed HouseApr 24, 1997 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateMay 12, 1998 · 99–0
- Resolving differencesJul 14, 1998
- To the PresidentJul 17, 1998
- Became lawJul 29, 1998
Latest action: Jul 29, 1998 — Became Public Law No: 105-207.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1273.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 105-63 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Science, Space, and Technology Committee on April 21, 1997.Source: Congress.gov, reported April 21, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/63
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1273, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/1273
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
8 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 4 Democrats
4 of 8 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
James Barcia (D-MI), George Brown (D-CA), Walter Capps (D-CA), Vernon Ehlers (R-MI), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Constance Morella (R-MD), Charles Pickering (R-MS), Pete Sessions (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Steven Schiff.
- H.R. 1272 (105th) Fire Administration Authorization Act of 1997
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- H.R. 1424 (105th) Petroglyph National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act
- H.Res. 389 (105th) Celebrating the "New Mexico Cuartocentenario", the 400th anniversary commemoration of the first permanent Spanish settlement in New Mexico.
- H.R. 797 (105th) To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reduce the amount that a multicandidate political committee may contribute to a…
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.