House bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-45
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 24, 1997
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseJul 8, 1997 · 395–14
- Passed SenateJul 22, 1997 · 98–2
- Resolving differencesSep 9, 1997
- To the PresidentSep 18, 1997
- Became lawSep 30, 1997
Latest action: Oct 9, 1997 — Disapproval bill introduced in Senate: S. 1292.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2016.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 3 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 105-52 ↗; H. Rept. 105-150 ↗; H. Rept. 105-247 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Appropriations Committee on July 17, 1997.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 17, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/SRPT/52
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/150
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/247 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2016, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/2016
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
fadf22f35b8bb315c93e334551406b7d0a11e49e20b4f2f07ea982d4fbb5240d
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 October 6, 1997: Presidential Cancellation Numbers 97-4 through 97-41 [CR S10427]. Disapproval bills introduced in House on October 7, 1997: H.R. 2624 and H.R. 2631. Disapproval bill introduced in Senate on October 9, 1997: S. 1292.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2016, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/2016
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
fadf22f35b8bb315c93e334551406b7d0a11e49e20b4f2f07ea982d4fbb5240d
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of April 7, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2016, 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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
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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.