House bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-178
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
Became law on Jun 9, 1998.
Sponsor: Rep. Bud Shuster R-PAWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 4, 1997
- Committee actionMar 24, 1998
- Passed HouseApr 1, 1998 · 337–80
- Passed SenateApr 2, 1998 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesApr 22, 1998
- To the PresidentMay 28, 1998
- Became lawJun 9, 1998
Latest action: Jun 9, 1998 — Became Public Law No: 105-178.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2400.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act of 1998” on March 27, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on March 25, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 27, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10676
- CBO publication date
- March 27, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2400, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/2400
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f25f2a6acaa0c71c330d3cfc952c0c8e4083b94b7900cf61bd8e48c2cb6fb35b
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act of 1998” on March 27, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on March 26, 1997”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 27, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10932
- CBO publication date
- March 27, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2400, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/2400
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f25f2a6acaa0c71c330d3cfc952c0c8e4083b94b7900cf61bd8e48c2cb6fb35b
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2400, Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century” on June 19, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on May 22, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 19, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10879
- CBO publication date
- June 19, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2400, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/2400
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f25f2a6acaa0c71c330d3cfc952c0c8e4083b94b7900cf61bd8e48c2cb6fb35b
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2400, Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century” on September 17, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the legislation as enacted on June 9, 1998, and subsequently amended by H.R. 2676, as enacted on July 22, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 17, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11149
- CBO publication date
- September 17, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2400, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/2400
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f25f2a6acaa0c71c330d3cfc952c0c8e4083b94b7900cf61bd8e48c2cb6fb35b
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 4 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 105-550 ↗; H. Rept. 105-467,Part 3 ↗; H. Rept. 105-467,Part 2 ↗; H. Rept. 105-467,Part 1 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported March 28, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/550
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/467
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/467
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/467 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2400, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/2400
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f25f2a6acaa0c71c330d3cfc952c0c8e4083b94b7900cf61bd8e48c2cb6fb35b
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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
118 cosponsors — 56 Republicans, 62 Democrats
61 of 118 cosponsors (52%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Richard Baker (R-LA), James Barcia (D-MI), Charles Bass (R-NH), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Rod Blagojevich (D-IL), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), David Bonior (D-MI), Robert Borski (D-PA), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), George Brown (D-CA), Dan Burton (R-IN), Dave Camp (R-MI), Bob Clement (D-TN), James Clyburn (D-SC), Howard Coble (R-NC), John Conyers (D-MI), Merrill Cook (R-UT), John Cooksey (R-LA), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Robert Cramer (D-AL), Pat Danner (D-MO), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), John Dingell (D-MI), John Duncan (R-TN) and 88 more.
More from the sponsor
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- 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.
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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.