House bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-78
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998
Became law on Nov 13, 1997.
Sponsor: Rep. John Porter R-ILWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 25, 1997
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseSep 17, 1997 · 346–80
- Passed SenateSep 17, 1997 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesSep 26, 1997
- To the PresidentNov 8, 1997
- Became lawNov 13, 1997
Latest action: Nov 13, 1997 — Became Public Law No: 105-78.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2264.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 105-390 ↗; H. Rept. 105-205 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/390
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/205 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2264, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/2264
- 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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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. John Porter.
- H.R. 911 (105th) Volunteer Protection Act of 1997
- H.Con.Res. 172 (105th) Expressing the sense of Congress in support of efforts to foster friendship and cooperation between the United States and Mongolia, and…
- H.R. 4274 (105th) Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999
- H.R. 619 (105th) Bear Protection Act
- H.R. 2095 (105th) China Human Rights and Democracy Act of 1997
- H.R. 2356 (105th) Bilingual Voting Requirements Repeal Act of 1995
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.