House bill · 105th Congress · Private Law 105-10
For the relief of Chong Ho Kwak.
Became law on Nov 10, 1998.
Sponsor: Rep. George Gekas R-PAWhere it went
- IntroducedOct 24, 1997
- Committee actionJul 24, 1998
- Passed HouseAug 4, 1998 · without objection
- Passed SenateOct 21, 1998 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentNov 2, 1998
- Became lawNov 10, 1998
Latest action: Nov 10, 1998 — Became Private Law No: 105-10.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2744.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2744, A bill for the relief of Chong Ho Kwak” on July 20, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on July 16, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 20, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10966
- CBO publication date
- July 20, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2744, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/2744
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4b0b460f71376761db329c05ddf1e72dd50ac3f42bef1de2b79b13f5c35efea3
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 reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 105-645 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 24, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/645
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2744, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/2744
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4b0b460f71376761db329c05ddf1e72dd50ac3f42bef1de2b79b13f5c35efea3
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2744, last updated August 10, 2026. 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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. George Gekas.
- H.R. 872 (105th) Biomaterials Access Assurance Act of 1998
- H.R. 3150 (105th) Consumer Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1998
- H.R. 1544 (105th) Federal Agency Compliance Act
- H.R. 1596 (105th) Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 1997
- H.R. 2440 (105th) To make technical amendments to section 10 of title 9, United States Code.
- H.R. 1953 (105th) To clarify State authority to tax compensation paid to certain employees.
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.