House bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-65
Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998
Became law on Oct 27, 1997.
Sponsor: Rep. Jerry Lewis R-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 11, 1997
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseJul 16, 1997 · 397–31
- Passed SenateJul 22, 1997 · 99–1
- Resolving differencesSep 26, 1997
- To the PresidentOct 15, 1997
- Became lawOct 27, 1997
Latest action: Nov 4, 1997 — For actions pursuant to the Line Item Veto Act (P.L. 104-130), see House Document 105-167.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2158.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 105-175 ↗; H. Rept. 105-297 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, record updated July 1, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/175
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/297 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2158, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/2158
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 1, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7a15e5712063dda239076a8c1918b012c64ceeeeb2dd8c5a50a1e574419828a5
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- Congress.gov noteLine item veto by President on November 1, 1997: Presidential Cancellation Numbers 97-65 though 97-71. [CR 11/3/1997 S11598-11599]Source: Congress.gov, record updated July 1, 2025 ↗
Evidence
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2158, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/2158
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 1, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7a15e5712063dda239076a8c1918b012c64ceeeeb2dd8c5a50a1e574419828a5
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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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jerry Lewis.
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- H.Res. 338 (105th) Expressing the condolences of the House on the death of the Honorable Sonny Bono, a Representative from the State of California.
- H.R. 2752 (105th) To present a gold medal to Len "Roy Rogers" Slye and Octavia "Dale Evans" Smith.
- H.R. 1175 (105th) Methamphetamine Elimination Act
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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.