House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law
To provide for the collection of fees for the making of motion pictures, television productions, and sound tracks in National Park System and National Wildlife Refuge System units, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Joel Hefley R-COWhere it went
- IntroducedNov 9, 1997
- Committee actionJun 17, 1998
- Passed HouseSep 15, 1998 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 16, 1998 — Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2993.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2993, A bill to provide for the collection of fees for the making of motion pictures, television productions, and sound tracks in National Park System and National Wildlife Refuge System units” on July 31, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on June 17, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 31, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11031
- CBO publication date
- July 31, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2993, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/2993
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6e0fbf3e167aca1cd0a54247a8d05a9ebb402598f580f7d257a89f8b91f4a911
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 105-678 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on August 6, 1998.Source: Congress.gov, reported August 6, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/678
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2993, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/2993
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6e0fbf3e167aca1cd0a54247a8d05a9ebb402598f580f7d257a89f8b91f4a911
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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
3 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 3 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
John Duncan (R-TN), David Skaggs (D-CO), Edward Whitfield (R-KY).
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joel Hefley.
- H.R. 1522 (105th) To extend the authorization for the National Historic Preservation Fund, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 1728 (105th) National Park System New Area Studies Act
- H.Con.Res. 230 (105th) Honoring the Berlin Airlift.
- H.R. 2416 (105th) To provide for the transfer of certain rights and property to the United States Forest Service in exchange for a payment to the occupant…
- H.R. 192 (105th) Uniformed Services Medicare Subvention Demonstration Project Act
- H.R. 414 (105th) Uniformed Services Medicare Subvention Program Act
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.