House bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-255
Commission on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering, and Technology Development Act
Became law on Oct 14, 1998.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedNov 9, 1997
- Committee actionMay 13, 1998
- Passed HouseSep 14, 1998 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateOct 1, 1998 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentOct 6, 1998
- Became lawOct 14, 1998
Latest action: Oct 14, 1998 — Became Public Law No: 105-255.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3007.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3007, Commission on the Advancement of Women in Science, Engineering, and Technology Development Act” on May 21, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Science on May 13, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 21, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10816
- CBO publication date
- May 21, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3007, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/3007
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3007, Commission on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering, and Technology Development Act” on July 6, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on June 24, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 6, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10925
- CBO publication date
- July 6, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3007, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/3007
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
cf8b6c3fd1794ffc247b87c4c2b4548ea5ddefc23b597016366a6aa7eec622b7
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. 105-562 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Science, Space, and Technology Committee on June 3, 1998.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 3, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/562
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3007, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/3007
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
cf8b6c3fd1794ffc247b87c4c2b4548ea5ddefc23b597016366a6aa7eec622b7
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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
16 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 9 Democrats
9 of 16 cosponsors (56%) are from the other party.
James Barcia (D-MI), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Thomas Davis (R-VA), Vernon Ehlers (R-MI), Thomas Ewing (R-IL), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Gil Gutknecht (R-MN), Nancy Johnson (R-CT), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), William Luther (D-MN), James Oberstar (D-MN), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Karen Thurman (D-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Constance Morella.
- H.J.Res. 113 (105th) Approving the location of a Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in the Nation's Capitol.
- H.R. 1271 (105th) FAA Research, Engineering, and Development Authorization Act of 1998
- H.R. 1274 (105th) Technology Administration Act of 1998
- H.R. 4280 (105th) To provide for greater access to child care services for Federal employees.
- H.R. 2544 (105th) Technology Transfer Commercialization Act of 1998
- H.Con.Res. 98 (105th) Authorizing the use of the Capitol grounds for the SAFE KIDS Buckle Up Car Seat Safety Check.
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.