House bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-206
Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998
Became law on Jul 22, 1998.
Sponsor: Rep. Bill Archer R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedOct 21, 1997
- Committee actionOct 22, 1997
- Passed HouseNov 5, 1997 · 426–4
- Passed SenateMay 7, 1998 · 97–0
- Resolving differencesJun 10, 1998
- To the PresidentJul 21, 1998
- Became lawJul 22, 1998
Latest action: Jul 22, 1998 — Became Public Law No: 105-206.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2676.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2676, Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1997” on October 31, 1997. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on October 22, 1997”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 31, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10499
- CBO publication date
- October 31, 1997
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2676, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/2676
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5611752da47864855c321650513cc5ba26686b63701b480bdda611307099d0e8
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2676, Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998” on April 30, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Finance on April 22, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 30, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10757
- CBO publication date
- April 30, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2676, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/2676
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5611752da47864855c321650513cc5ba26686b63701b480bdda611307099d0e8
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2676, Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998” on July 22, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on July 9, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 22, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10994
- CBO publication date
- July 22, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2676, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/2676
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5611752da47864855c321650513cc5ba26686b63701b480bdda611307099d0e8
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 3 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 105-174 ↗; H. Rept. 105-364 ↗; H. Rept. 105-599 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported April 22, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/SRPT/174
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/364
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/599 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2676, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/2676
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5611752da47864855c321650513cc5ba26686b63701b480bdda611307099d0e8
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2676, last updated April 7, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 28, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
43 cosponsors — 25 Republicans, 18 Democrats
19 of 43 cosponsors (44%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), John Baldacci (D-ME), Bob Barr (R-GA), Ken Bentsen (D-TX), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Charles Canady (R-FL), Chris Cannon (R-UT), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Helen Chenoweth-Hage (R-ID), Bob Clement (D-TN), Merrill Cook (R-UT), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Bob Etheridge (D-NC), Thomas Ewing (R-IL), Martin Frost (D-TX), Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD), Bill Goodling (R-PA), Gene Green (D-TX), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Jane Harman (D-CA), Rick Hill (R-MT), Darlene Hooley (D-OR), Christopher John (D-LA), John Kasich (R-OH), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), Bob Ney (R-OH), Rob Portman (R-OH), David Price (D-NC) and 13 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bill Archer.
- H.R. 1226 (105th) Taxpayer Browsing Protection Act
- H.R. 668 (105th) Airport and Airway Trust Fund Tax Reinstatement Act of 1997
- H.R. 2646 (105th) Parent and Student Savings Account PLUS Act
- 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.