House bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-146
Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act
Became law on Dec 16, 1997.
Sponsor: Rep. H. Saxton R-NJWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 16, 1997
- Committee actionJun 25, 1997
- Passed HouseJul 8, 1997 · 399–8
- Passed SenateNov 10, 1997 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesNov 13, 1997
- To the PresidentDec 5, 1997
- Became lawDec 16, 1997
Latest action: Dec 16, 1997 — Became Public Law No: 105-146.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1658.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1658, Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act Amendments of 1997” on October 9, 1997. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on October 8, 1997”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 9, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10449
- CBO publication date
- October 9, 1997
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1658, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/1658
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2e27f4e78473f430710110719e2e5143c651f240398f5ee6eefca88e52193321
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1658, Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act Amendments of 1997” on November 7, 1997. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on October 29, 1997”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 7, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10590
- CBO publication date
- November 7, 1997
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1658, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/1658
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2e27f4e78473f430710110719e2e5143c651f240398f5ee6eefca88e52193321
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1658, Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act Amendments of 1997” on November 18, 1997. CBO’s description reads “Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on November 13, 1997”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 18, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10565
- CBO publication date
- November 18, 1997
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1658, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/1658
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2e27f4e78473f430710110719e2e5143c651f240398f5ee6eefca88e52193321
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 3 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 105-148 ↗; S. Rept. 105-149 ↗; H. Rept. 105-169 ↗.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/SRPT/148
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/SRPT/149
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/169 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1658, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/1658
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2e27f4e78473f430710110719e2e5143c651f240398f5ee6eefca88e52193321
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1658, last updated September 8, 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
2 cosponsors — 2 Democrats
2 of 2 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. H. Saxton.
- H.R. 2807 (105th) Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act of 1998
- H.R. 1787 (105th) Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997
- H.R. 1856 (105th) National Wildlife Refuge System Volunteer and Community Partnership Enhancement Act of 1998
- H.R. 3461 (105th) To approve a governing international fishery agreement between the United States and the Republic of Poland.
- H.R. 437 (105th) National Sea Grant College Program Reauthorization Act of 1997
- H.Con.Res. 8 (105th) Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the significance of maintaining the health and stability of coral reef ecosystems.
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.