House bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-215
To present a congressional gold medal to Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela.
Became law on Jul 29, 1998.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 4, 1998
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseJun 16, 1998 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateJul 14, 1998 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentJul 17, 1998
- Became lawJul 29, 1998
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.
- H.R. 1129 (105th) Microcredit for Self-Reliance Act of 1997
- H.Con.Res. 99 (105th) Expressing concern over recent events in the Republic of Sierra Leone in the wake of the recent military coup d'etat of that country's…
- H.Con.Res. 18 (105th) Congratulating the people of the Republic of Nicaragua on the success of their democratic elections held on October 20, 1996.
- H.Con.Res. 326 (105th) Permitting the use of the rotunda of the Capitol on September 23, 1998, for the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to Nelson…
- H.R. 3125 (105th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the work opportunity credit for 3 years.
- H.R. 195 (105th) American Farm and Ranch Protection Act of 1997
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.