House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 7, 1997
- Committee actionSep 17, 1997
- Passed HouseFeb 25, 1998 · 241–176
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 26, 1998 — Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1544.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1544, Federal Agency Compliance Act” on November 4, 1997. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on September 16, 1997”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 4, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10515
- CBO publication date
- November 4, 1997
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1544, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/1544
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 105-395 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on November 8, 1997.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 8, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/395
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1544, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/1544
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8b237be9a10c0dbbaa76ebe64be1a48968f5704c5d0f3b57fe701dc9fa3ea4b0
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1544, last updated August 10, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 28, 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
15 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 5 Democrats, 1 independent
6 of 15 cosponsors (40%) are from the other party.
Ken Bentsen (D-TX), David Bonior (D-MI), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Charles Canady (R-FL), Merrill Cook (R-UT), Phil English (R-PA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), F. Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Pete Stark (D-CA), Jim Talent (R-MO), Roger Wicker (R-MS).
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. George Gekas.
- H.R. 872 (105th) Biomaterials Access Assurance Act of 1998
- H.R. 2744 (105th) For the relief of Chong Ho Kwak.
- H.R. 3150 (105th) Consumer Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1998
- H.R. 1596 (105th) Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 1997
- H.R. 2440 (105th) To make technical amendments to section 10 of title 9, United States Code.
- H.R. 1953 (105th) To clarify State authority to tax compensation paid to certain employees.
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.