House bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-33
Balanced Budget Act of 1997
Became law on Aug 5, 1997.
Sponsor: Rep. John Kasich R-OHWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 24, 1997
- Committee actionJun 24, 1997
- Passed HouseJun 25, 1997 · 270–162
- Passed SenateJun 25, 1997 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesJul 10, 1997
- To the PresidentAug 1, 1997
- Became lawAug 5, 1997
Latest action: Sep 9, 1997 — Disapproval bill introduced in House: H.R. 2436.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2015.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2015, Budgetary Implications of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997” on September 1, 1997. CBO’s description reads “H.R. 2015, Budgetary Implications of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 1, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10346
- CBO publication date
- September 1, 1997
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2015, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/2015
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
740d800b0abc496b0a73e2323b64b6c1869602bab488b9f85f915e0ecbc031fd
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: H. Rept. 105-217 ↗; H. Rept. 105-149 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/217
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/149 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2015, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/2015
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
740d800b0abc496b0a73e2323b64b6c1869602bab488b9f85f915e0ecbc031fd
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.
- Congress.gov noteLine item veto by President on August 11, 1997: Presidential Cancellation Number 97-3. Disapproval bill introduced in Senate on September 3, 1997: S. 1144. Disapproval bill introduced in House on September 9, 1997: H.R. 2436.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2015, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/2015
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
740d800b0abc496b0a73e2323b64b6c1869602bab488b9f85f915e0ecbc031fd
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2015, 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.