House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law
Witness Protection and Interstate Relocation Act of 1997
Sponsor: Rep. Bill McCollum R-FLWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 17, 1997
- Committee actionJul 23, 1997
- Passed HouseFeb 25, 1998 · 366–49
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 26, 1998 — Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2181.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 105-258 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on September 18, 1997.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 18, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/258
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2181, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/2181
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
10 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 4 Democrats
4 of 10 cosponsors (40%) are from the other party.
Bob Barr (R-GA), Stephen Buyer (R-IN), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Howard Coble (R-NC), George Gekas (R-PA), Asa Hutchinson (R-AR), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Martin Meehan (D-MA), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Robert Wexler (D-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bill McCollum.
- H.R. 3494 (105th) Protection of Children From Sexual Predators Act of 1998
- H.R. 2464 (105th) To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt internationally adopted children under age 10 from the immunization requirement.
- H.R. 3565 (105th) Care for Police Survivors Act of 1998
- H.R. 924 (105th) Victim Rights Clarification Act of 1997
- H.R. 4284 (105th) To authorize the Government of India to establish a memorial to honor Mahatma Gandhi in the District of Columbia.
- H.R. 1840 (105th) Law Enforcement Technology Advertisement Clarification 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.