House bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-312
Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act of 1998
Became law on Oct 30, 1998.
Sponsor: Rep. H. Saxton R-NJWhere it went
- IntroducedNov 4, 1997
- Committee actionMar 11, 1998
- Passed HouseApr 28, 1998 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateOct 13, 1998 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesOct 14, 1998
- To the PresidentOct 20, 1998
- Became lawOct 30, 1998
Latest action: Oct 30, 1998 — Became Public Law No: 105-312.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2807.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2807, Rhino and Tiger Product Labeling Act” on March 17, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on March 11, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 17, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10668
- CBO publication date
- March 17, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2807, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/2807
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6d2fe9b609f18f2681b0310488fc4d94bea9208f597a6fbce311b8a86ab6b5a1
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2807, An act to clarify restrictions under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act on baiting and to facilitate acquisition of migratory bird habitat, and for other purposes” on October 26, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on October 15, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 26, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11287
- CBO publication date
- October 26, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2807, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/2807
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6d2fe9b609f18f2681b0310488fc4d94bea9208f597a6fbce311b8a86ab6b5a1
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. 105-495 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on April 28, 1998.Source: Congress.gov, reported April 28, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/495
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2807, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/2807
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6d2fe9b609f18f2681b0310488fc4d94bea9208f597a6fbce311b8a86ab6b5a1
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. 2807, last updated September 8, 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
44 cosponsors — 13 Republicans, 30 Democrats, 1 independent
31 of 44 cosponsors (70%) are from the other party.
Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Tom Campbell (R-CA), Merrill Cook (R-UT), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Bill Delahunt (D-MA), John Duncan (R-TN), Sam Farr (D-CA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Elizabeth Furse (D-OR), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Gene Green (D-TX), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Darlene Hooley (D-OR), Nancy Johnson (R-CT), Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), Nick Lampson (D-TX), Tom Lantos (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Thomas Manton (D-NY), Edward Markey (D-MA), James McGovern (D-MA), George Miller (D-CA), James Moran (D-VA), Constance Morella (R-MD), Richard Neal (D-MA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC) and 14 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. H. Saxton.
- H.R. 1787 (105th) Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997
- H.R. 1658 (105th) Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act
- H.R. 1856 (105th) National Wildlife Refuge System Volunteer and Community Partnership Enhancement Act of 1998
- H.R. 3461 (105th) To approve a governing international fishery agreement between the United States and the Republic of Poland.
- H.R. 437 (105th) National Sea Grant College Program Reauthorization Act of 1997
- H.Con.Res. 8 (105th) Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the significance of maintaining the health and stability of coral reef ecosystems.
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.