House bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-73
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt internationally adopted children under age 10 from the immunization requirement.
Became law on Nov 12, 1997.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedSep 11, 1997
- Committee actionSep 17, 1997
- Passed HouseOct 21, 1997 · 420–0
- Passed SenateNov 4, 1997 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentNov 5, 1997
- Became lawNov 12, 1997
Latest action: Nov 12, 1997 — Became Public Law No: 105-73.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2464.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2464, A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt internationally adopted children under age 10 from the immunization requirement” on September 24, 1997. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on September 17, 1997”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 24, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10387
- CBO publication date
- September 24, 1997
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2464, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/2464
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d1a82abc0a841d8965b122cc1a42a430c50275e0fd01a6b887750ad478455926
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2464, An act to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt internationally adopted children under age 10 from the immunization requirement” on November 10, 1997. CBO’s description reads “Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by Congress on November 4, 1997”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 10, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10551
- CBO publication date
- November 10, 1997
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2464, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/2464
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d1a82abc0a841d8965b122cc1a42a430c50275e0fd01a6b887750ad478455926
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 105-289 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on October 1, 1997.Source: Congress.gov, reported October 1, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/289
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2464, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/2464
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d1a82abc0a841d8965b122cc1a42a430c50275e0fd01a6b887750ad478455926
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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
7 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 5 Democrats
5 of 7 cosponsors (71%) are from the other party.
John Baldacci (D-ME), Bill Delahunt (D-MA), Jim McDermott (D-WA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Anne Northup (R-KY), Earl Pomeroy (D-ND), Don Young (R-AK).
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. 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
- H.R. 4090 (105th) Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act of 1998
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.