House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law
Technology Transfer Commercialization Act of 1998
Sponsor: Rep. Constance Morella R-MDWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 25, 1997
- Committee actionMay 13, 1998
- Passed HouseJul 14, 1998 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 15, 1998 — Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2544.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2544, Technology Transfer Commercialization Act of 1998” on May 21, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Science on May 13, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 21, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10815
- CBO publication date
- May 21, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2544, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/2544
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- 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. 105-620 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Science, Space, and Technology Committee on July 14, 1998.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 14, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/620
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2544, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/2544
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- 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
5 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 5 cosponsors (60%) are from the other party.
James Barcia (D-MI), George Brown (D-CA), Merrill Cook (R-UT), F. Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Ellen Tauscher (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Constance Morella.
- H.R. 3007 (105th) Commission on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering, and Technology Development Act
- H.J.Res. 113 (105th) Approving the location of a Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in the Nation's Capitol.
- H.R. 1271 (105th) FAA Research, Engineering, and Development Authorization Act of 1998
- H.R. 1274 (105th) Technology Administration Act of 1998
- H.R. 4280 (105th) To provide for greater access to child care services for Federal employees.
- H.Con.Res. 98 (105th) Authorizing the use of the Capitol grounds for the SAFE KIDS Buckle Up Car Seat Safety Check.
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.