House bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-203
National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act of 1998
Became law on Jul 21, 1998.
Sponsor: Rep. Louis Stokes D-OHWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 15, 1997
- Committee actionMay 20, 1998
- Passed HouseJun 9, 1998 · 415–2
- Passed SenateJun 25, 1998 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentJul 14, 1998
- Became lawJul 21, 1998
Latest action: Jul 21, 1998 — Became Public Law No: 105-203.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1635.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1635, National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act of 1998” on May 27, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on May 20, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 27, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10823
- CBO publication date
- May 27, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1635, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/1635
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b1f1a488ee6506ed93fd519f24aed624b8e13302f091a58382d661795827665f
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 105-559 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on June 3, 1998.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 3, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/559
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1635, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/1635
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b1f1a488ee6506ed93fd519f24aed624b8e13302f091a58382d661795827665f
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1635, 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
150 cosponsors — 42 Republicans, 107 Democrats, 1 independent
42 of 150 cosponsors (28%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Thomas Allen (D-ME), Scotty Baesler (D-KY), John Baldacci (D-ME), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Howard Berman (D-CA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), John Boehner (R-OH), David Bonior (D-MI), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), George Brown (D-CA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Julia Carson (D-IN), Michael Castle (R-DE), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Donna Christensen (D-VI), William Clay (D-MO), Eva Clayton (D-NC), James Clyburn (D-SC), John Conyers (D-MI), Jerry Costello (D-IL), William Coyne (D-PA), Robert Cramer (D-AL), Barbara Cubin (R-WY), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Danny Davis (D-IL) and 120 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Louis Stokes.
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.