House bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-199
National Drought Policy Act of 1998
Became law on Jul 16, 1998.
Sponsor: Rep. Joseph Skeen R-NMWhere it went
- IntroducedNov 12, 1997
- Committee actionMay 6, 1998
- Passed HouseJun 16, 1998 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateJun 24, 1998 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentJul 8, 1998
- Became lawJul 16, 1998
Latest action: Jul 16, 1998 — Became Public Law No: 105-199.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3035.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3035, National Drought Policy Act of 1998” on May 11, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on May 6, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 11, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10791
- CBO publication date
- May 11, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3035, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/3035
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- 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. 3035, National Drought Policy Act of 1998” on July 6, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress 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/10924
- CBO publication date
- July 6, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3035, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/3035
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
730c2e84aea4c4388350eb85c8e13dd43feee86e0bc73d1da895071a62223284
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. 105-554 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on May 22, 1998.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 22, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/554
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3035, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/3035
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
730c2e84aea4c4388350eb85c8e13dd43feee86e0bc73d1da895071a62223284
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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
2 cosponsors — 2 Republicans
0 of 2 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joseph Skeen.
- H.R. 2160 (105th) Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998
- H.R. 3731 (105th) To designate the auditorium located within the Sandia Technology Transfer Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as the "Steve Schiff…
- H.R. 2631 (105th) Disapproving the cancellations transmitted by the President on October 6, 1997, regarding Public Law 105-45.
- H.R. 4101 (105th) Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999
- H.Con.Res. 167 (105th) To correct a technical error in the enrollment of H.R. 2160.
- H.Res. 395 (105th) Expressing the condolences of the House on the death of the Honorable Steven Schiff, a Representative from the State of New Mexico.
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.