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House bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-215

To present a congressional gold medal to Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela.

H.R. 3156Introduced Feb 4, 1998Policy area: Commemorations

Became law on Jul 29, 1998.

Sponsor: Rep. Amo Houghton R-NY
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Where it went

Latest action: Jul 29, 1998 — Became Public Law No: 105-215.

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

293 cosponsors — 95 Republicans, 197 Democrats, 1 independent

198 of 293 cosponsors (68%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Thomas Allen (D-ME), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), John Baldacci (D-ME), James Barcia (D-MI), Bill Barrett (R-NE), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Charles Bass (R-NH), Herbert Bateman (R-VA), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Ken Bentsen (D-TX), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Howard Berman (D-CA), Marion Berry (D-AR), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Rod Blagojevich (D-IL), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), David Bonior (D-MI), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), Robert Borski (D-PA), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Allen Boyd (D-FL), Kevin Brady (R-TX) and 263 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Amo Houghton.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress

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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.