House bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-266
Federal Employees Health Care Protection Act of 1998
Became law on Oct 19, 1998.
Sponsor: Rep. Dan Burton R-INWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 10, 1997
- Committee actionOct 31, 1997
- Passed HouseNov 4, 1997 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateSep 30, 1998 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesOct 5, 1998
- To the PresidentOct 8, 1998
- Became lawOct 19, 1998
Latest action: Oct 19, 1998 — Became Public Law No: 105-266.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1836.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1836, Federal Employees Health Care Protection Act of 1997” on November 3, 1997. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight on October 31, 1997”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 3, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10568
- CBO publication date
- November 3, 1997
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1836, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/1836
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
26222709d7ddc96d52072b46774dc9b47dd190599940311c48455a6bdaf0316b
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1836, Federal Employees Health Care Protection Act of 1998” on June 1, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs on April 1, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 1, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10839
- CBO publication date
- June 1, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1836, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/1836
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
26222709d7ddc96d52072b46774dc9b47dd190599940311c48455a6bdaf0316b
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1836, Federal Employees Health Care Protection Act of 1998” on November 2, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as enacted on October 19, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 2, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11319
- CBO publication date
- November 2, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1836, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/1836
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
26222709d7ddc96d52072b46774dc9b47dd190599940311c48455a6bdaf0316b
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. 105-257 ↗; H. Rept. 105-374 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 21, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/SRPT/257
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/374 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1836, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/1836
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
26222709d7ddc96d52072b46774dc9b47dd190599940311c48455a6bdaf0316b
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1836, last updated April 7, 2025. 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
27 cosponsors — 16 Republicans, 11 Democrats
11 of 27 cosponsors (41%) are from the other party.
Thomas Allen (D-ME), Bob Barr (R-GA), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Christopher Cox (R-CA), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Thomas Davis (R-VA), Harris Fawell (R-IL), Harold Ford (D-TN), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), James Greenwood (R-PA), Steve Horn (R-CA), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Paul Kanjorski (D-PA), David McIntosh (R-IN), John Mica (R-FL), James Moran (D-VA), Constance Morella (R-MD), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Tim Roemer (D-IN), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Christopher Shays (R-CT), Joseph Skeen (R-NM), Mark Souder (R-IN), John Sununu (R-NH), Henry Waxman (D-CA), Albert Wynn (D-MD).
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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.