House bill · 105th Congress · Latest step: To the President
Where it went
- IntroducedOct 9, 1997
- Committee actionOct 9, 1997
- Passed HouseOct 23, 1997 · 230–198
- Passed SenateApr 23, 1998 · 56–43
- Resolving differencesJun 6, 1998
- To the PresidentJul 14, 1998
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 21, 1998 — On motion to refer the bill and the accompanying veto message to the Committee on Ways and Means. Agreed to without objection. (consideration: CR H6052)
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2646.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 105-332 ↗; H. Rept. 105-577 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Ways and Means Committee on October 21, 1997.Source: Congress.gov, reported October 21, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/332
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/577 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2646, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/2646
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
84c2577ffe6f7a3bc77e2822370a0d7cc2ecd38d0f01aec5aea1e48bfa2d8a5b
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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
39 cosponsors — 37 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 39 cosponsors (5%) are from the other party.
Dick Armey (R-TX), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), John Boehner (R-OH), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Jon Christensen (R-NE), Mac Collins (R-GA), Tom DeLay (R-TX), Jennifer Dunn (R-WA), Vernon Ehlers (R-MI), Jo Emerson (R-MO), John Ensign (R-NV), Floyd Flake (D-NY), Newt Gingrich (R-GA), Bill Goodling (R-PA), Kay Granger (R-TX), James Greenwood (R-PA), J. Hayworth (R-AZ), Wally Herger (R-CA), Peter Hoekstra (R-MI), Kenny Hulshof (R-MO), Bob Inglis (R-SC), John Kasich (R-OH), John Linder (R-GA), William Lipinski (D-IL), Jim McCrery (R-LA), Dan Miller (R-FL), Mark Neumann (R-WI), Jim Nussle (R-IA) and 9 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bill Archer.
- H.R. 2676 (105th) Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998
- H.R. 1226 (105th) Taxpayer Browsing Protection Act
- H.R. 668 (105th) Airport and Airway Trust Fund Tax Reinstatement Act of 1997
- H.R. 4579 (105th) Taxpayer Relief Act of 1998
- H.R. 2513 (105th) An Act to provide tax-free treatment of reward monies devoted to the victims of "Unabomber" Theodore Kaczynski.
- H.R. 3546 (105th) National Dialogue on Social Security 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.