House bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-43
Need-Based Educational Aid Antitrust Protection Act of 1997
Became law on Sep 17, 1997.
Sponsor: Rep. Lamar Smith R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 11, 1997
- Committee actionJun 18, 1997
- Passed HouseJun 23, 1997 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateJul 30, 1997 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesSep 8, 1997
- To the PresidentSep 11, 1997
- Became lawSep 17, 1997
Latest action: Sep 17, 1997 — Became Public Law No: 105-43.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1866.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 105-144 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on June 23, 1997.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 23, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/144
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1866, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/1866
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1c6346b54587aa79aeb0d716ccb757ac9469fc456ebc4b63173ab2ba4f0998b8
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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
1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lamar Smith.
- H.R. 4658 (105th) To extend the date by which an automated entry-exit control system must be developed.
- H.R. 4821 (105th) To extend into fiscal year 1999 the visa processing period for diversity applicants whose visa processing was suspended during fiscal year…
- H.R. 992 (105th) Tucker Act Shuffle Relief Act of 1997
- H.R. 3736 (105th) Temporary Access to Skilled Workers and H-1B Nonimmigrant Program Improvement Act of 1998
- H.R. 2578 (105th) To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the visa waiver pilot program, and to provide for the collection of data with…
- H.R. 1591 (105th) Regulatory Accountability Act of 1997
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.