House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 3, 1998
- Committee actionMay 14, 1998
- Passed HouseJun 10, 1998 · 306–118
- Passed SenateSep 23, 1998 · 97–1
- Resolving differencesOct 7, 1998
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 9, 1998 — Conference report considered in Senate. By motion. (consideration: CR S12148)
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3150.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3150, Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1998” on June 5, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 20, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 5, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10855
- CBO publication date
- June 5, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3150, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/3150
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1f8ad19d6f4a7fc64440dfe6ef5748103bf87ff9706e5a0c1fdad5ec92012f6c
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3150, Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1998” on June 10, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Private-sector mandates statement for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 18, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 10, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10856
- CBO publication date
- June 10, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3150, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/3150
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1f8ad19d6f4a7fc64440dfe6ef5748103bf87ff9706e5a0c1fdad5ec92012f6c
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 reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 105-540 ↗; H. Rept. 105-794 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on May 18, 1998.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 18, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/540
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/794 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3150, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/3150
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1f8ad19d6f4a7fc64440dfe6ef5748103bf87ff9706e5a0c1fdad5ec92012f6c
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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
75 cosponsors — 57 Republicans, 18 Democrats
20 of 75 cosponsors (27%) are from the other party.
Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Bob Barr (R-GA), Joe Barton (R-TX), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), John Boehner (R-OH), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Allen Boyd (D-FL), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Dan Burton (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Dave Camp (R-MI), Charles Canady (R-FL), Michael Castle (R-DE), Jon Christensen (R-NE), Bob Clement (D-TN), James Clyburn (D-SC), Mac Collins (R-GA), Merrill Cook (R-UT), John Cooksey (R-LA), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Nathan Deal (R-GA), Cal Dooley (D-CA), Robert Ehrlich (R-MD), John Ensign (R-NV), Terry Everett (R-AL), Vic Fazio (D-CA) and 45 more.
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. 2744 (105th) For the relief of Chong Ho Kwak.
- 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.