House bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-309
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 10, 1997
- Committee actionApr 16, 1997
- Passed HouseApr 24, 1997 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateOct 9, 1998 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesOct 13, 1998
- To the PresidentOct 20, 1998
- Became lawOct 30, 1998
Latest action: Oct 30, 1998 — Became Public Law No: 105-309.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1274.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 105-64 ↗. 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/64
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1274, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/1274
- 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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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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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
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. 1271 (105th) FAA Research, Engineering, and Development Authorization 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.