House bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-177
To extend certain programs under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act.
Became law on Jun 1, 1998.
Sponsor: Rep. Dan Schaefer R-COWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 15, 1997
- Committee actionSep 18, 1997
- Passed HouseSep 29, 1997 · 405–8
- Passed SenateSep 30, 1997 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesNov 9, 1997
- To the PresidentMay 21, 1998
- Became lawJun 1, 1998
Latest action: Jun 1, 1998 — Became Public Law No: 105-177.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2472.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2472, A bill to extend certain programs under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act” on September 25, 1997. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Commerce on September 18, 1997”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 25, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10388
- CBO publication date
- September 25, 1997
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2472, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/2472
- 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. 105-275 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on September 26, 1997.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 26, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/275
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2472, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/2472
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a6c979f53a42510eb02ed7b66ebd21f1c55b66e6d5afbcce1208a12114753bab
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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. Dan Schaefer.
- H.R. 649 (105th) Department of Energy Standardization Act of 1997
- H.R. 688 (105th) Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Amendments Act of 1997
- H.Con.Res. 25 (105th) Providing for acceptance of a statue of Jack Swigert, presented by the State of Colorado, for placement in National Statuary Hall, and for…
- H.R. 4017 (105th) Energy Conservation Reauthorization Act of 1998
- H.Res. 317 (105th) Providing for the agreement of the House to the Senate amendment to the bill, H.R. 2472, with an amendment.
- H.J.Res. 1 (105th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide for a balanced budget for the United States Government and for greater…
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.