House bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-210
To make a minor adjustment in the exterior boundary of the Devils Backbone Wilderness in the Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri, to exclude a small parcel of land containing improvements.
Became law on Jul 29, 1998.
Sponsor: Rep. Roy Blunt R-MOWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 4, 1997
- Committee actionSep 24, 1997
- Passed HouseOct 21, 1997 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateJul 17, 1998 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentJul 21, 1998
- Became lawJul 29, 1998
Latest action: Jul 29, 1998 — Became Public Law No: 105-210.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1779.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1779, A bill to make minor adjustment in the exterior boundary of the Devils Backbone Wilderness in the Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri, to exclude a small parcel of land containing improvements” on September 30, 1997. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Agriculture on September 24, 1997”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 30, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10412
- CBO publication date
- September 30, 1997
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1779, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/1779
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4f90f9f6f6b859c044f349dd844ff040a39d6881b5dcae4c37b7060a4cb55a23
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1779, An act to make a minor adjustment in the exterior boundary of the Devils Backbone Wilderness in the Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri, to exclude a small parcel of land containing improvements” on May 14, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 13, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 14, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10805
- CBO publication date
- May 14, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1779, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/1779
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4f90f9f6f6b859c044f349dd844ff040a39d6881b5dcae4c37b7060a4cb55a23
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1779, An act to make a minor adjustment in the exterior boundary of the Devils Backbone Wilderness in the Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri, to exclude a small parcel of land containing improvements” on July 21, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on July 17, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 21, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10970
- CBO publication date
- July 21, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1779, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/1779
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4f90f9f6f6b859c044f349dd844ff040a39d6881b5dcae4c37b7060a4cb55a23
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 2 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 105-232 ↗; H. Rept. 105-295 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 26, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/SRPT/232
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/295 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1779, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/1779
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4f90f9f6f6b859c044f349dd844ff040a39d6881b5dcae4c37b7060a4cb55a23
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1779, 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
No cosponsors.
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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.