House bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-96
Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997
Became law on Nov 19, 1997.
Sponsor: Rep. H. Saxton R-NJWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 4, 1997
- Committee actionSep 10, 1997
- Passed HouseOct 21, 1997 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateNov 8, 1997 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentNov 10, 1997
- Became lawNov 19, 1997
Latest action: Nov 19, 1997 — Became Public Law No: 105-96.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1787.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1787, Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997” on September 17, 1997. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on September 10, 1997”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 17, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10370
- CBO publication date
- September 17, 1997
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1787, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/1787
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a34e7738fd3a94979ad63af20550ff743267dddd4a7d5eae4a25a3d2180dd8f0
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1787, Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997” on November 14, 1997. CBO’s description reads “Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on November 8, 1997”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 14, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10583
- CBO publication date
- November 14, 1997
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1787, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/1787
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a34e7738fd3a94979ad63af20550ff743267dddd4a7d5eae4a25a3d2180dd8f0
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 reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 105-266 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 7, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/266
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1787, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/1787
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a34e7738fd3a94979ad63af20550ff743267dddd4a7d5eae4a25a3d2180dd8f0
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. 1787, 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
26 cosponsors — 12 Republicans, 13 Democrats, 1 independent
14 of 26 cosponsors (54%) are from the other party.
Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Merrill Cook (R-UT), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Vernon Ehlers (R-MI), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Sam Farr (D-CA), Bob Franks (R-NJ), Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD), James Greenwood (R-PA), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Sue Kelly (R-NY), George Miller (D-CA), Constance Morella (R-MD), John Olver (D-MA), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Owen Pickett (D-VA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Tom Sawyer (D-OH), Christopher Shays (R-CT), James Traficant (D-OH), Fred Upton (R-MI), Don Young (R-AK).
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. 1658 (105th) Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act
- 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.