House bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-383
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1998
Became law on Nov 13, 1998.
Sponsor: Rep. Bud Shuster R-PAWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 21, 1997
- Committee actionJul 23, 1997
- Passed HouseOct 21, 1997 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateOct 12, 1998 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesOct 15, 1998
- To the PresidentNov 2, 1998
- Became lawNov 13, 1998
Latest action: Nov 13, 1998 — Became Public Law No: 105-383.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2204.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2204, Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1998” on October 29, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on October 21, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 29, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11309
- CBO publication date
- October 29, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2204, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/2204
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 105-236 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on August 1, 1997.Source: Congress.gov, reported August 1, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/236
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2204, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/2204
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
dc9a1f3bcbb291dd3ece84a6c75b2581f51e5850747352b10ec229037d667504
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2204, 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
3 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 2 Democrats
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Bob Clement (D-TN), Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD), James Oberstar (D-MN).
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bud Shuster.
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- H.R. 3504 (105th) John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Authorization Act of 1998
- H.R. 1747 (105th) John F. Kennedy Center Parking Improvement Act of 1997
- H.R. 2516 (105th) To extend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 through March 31, 1998.
- H.R. 4058 (105th) To amend title 49, United States Code, to extend the aviation insurance program, and for other purposes.
- H.Con.Res. 265 (105th) Authorizing the use of the East Front of the Capitol Grounds for performances sponsored by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing…
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.