House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law
Department of Energy Civilian Research and Development Act of 1997
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 10, 1997
- Committee actionApr 16, 1997
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 9, 1997 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 73.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1277.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 105-67,Part 1 ↗; H. Rept. 105-67,Part 2 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 9, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/67
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/67 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1277, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/1277
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 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
3 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 2 Democrats
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
George Brown (D-CA), Mark Foley (R-FL), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX).
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 2866 (105th) Citizen Campaign Control Act of 1997
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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.