House bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-113
Census of Agriculture Act of 1997
Became law on Nov 21, 1997.
Sponsor: Rep. Charles Stenholm D-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 31, 1997
- Committee actionSep 24, 1997
- Passed HouseOct 21, 1997 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateNov 10, 1997 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentNov 13, 1997
- Became lawNov 21, 1997
Latest action: Nov 21, 1997 — Became Public Law No: 105-113.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2366.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2366, Census of Agriculture Act of 1997” on October 1, 1997. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Agriculture on September 24, 1997”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 1, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10410
- CBO publication date
- October 1, 1997
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2366, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/2366
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f6b52bade0e676aea4a0c22ba9911cf2dbaf5b4a0428179d5a82e7801c51883c
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2366, Census of Agriculture Act of 1997” on November 5, 1997. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs on November 5, 1997”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 5, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10536
- CBO publication date
- November 5, 1997
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2366, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/2366
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f6b52bade0e676aea4a0c22ba9911cf2dbaf5b4a0428179d5a82e7801c51883c
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 105-141 ↗; H. Rept. 105-296 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 7, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/SRPT/141
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/296 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2366, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/2366
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f6b52bade0e676aea4a0c22ba9911cf2dbaf5b4a0428179d5a82e7801c51883c
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.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2366, 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
16 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 7 Democrats
8 of 16 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
John Baldacci (D-ME), Marion Berry (D-AR), Charles Canady (R-FL), Larry Combest (R-TX), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Bob Etheridge (D-NC), Thomas Ewing (R-IL), Sam Farr (D-CA), Virgil Goode (R-VA), Frank Lucas (R-OK), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Charles Pickering (R-MS), Earl Pomeroy (D-ND), Joseph Skeen (R-NM), Karen Thurman (D-FL), Bob Wise (D-WV).
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Charles Stenholm.
- H.R. 1789 (105th) To reauthorize the dairy indemnity program.
- H.R. 4508 (105th) Temporary Emergency Agriculture Relief Act of 1998
- H.R. 4150 (105th) 1998 International Monetary Fund Appropriations Act
- H.R. 2444 (105th) Disapproving the cancellations transmitted by the President on August 11, 1997, regarding Public Law 105-34.
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.