House bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-314
Protection of Children From Sexual Predators Act of 1998
Became law on Oct 30, 1998.
Sponsor: Rep. Bill McCollum R-FLWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 18, 1998
- Committee actionMay 6, 1998
- Passed HouseJun 11, 1998 · 416–0
- Passed SenateOct 9, 1998 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesOct 12, 1998
- To the PresidentOct 20, 1998
- Became lawOct 30, 1998
Latest action: Oct 30, 1998 — Became Public Law No: 105-314.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3494.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3494, Child Protection and Sexual Predator Punishment Act of 1998” on May 18, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 6, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 18, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10799
- CBO publication date
- May 18, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3494, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/3494
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
bec0314f3a003116d91151f2625f97bad8e0e7922fc18de05196a4e856ec9d80
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3494, Protection of Children from Sexual Predators Act of 1998” on October 5, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on September 17, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 5, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11225
- CBO publication date
- October 5, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3494, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/3494
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
bec0314f3a003116d91151f2625f97bad8e0e7922fc18de05196a4e856ec9d80
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3494, Protection of Children from Sexual Predators Act of 1998” on October 21, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Pay-as-you-go estiamte for the bill as cleared by the Congress on October 12, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 21, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11277
- CBO publication date
- October 21, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3494, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/3494
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
bec0314f3a003116d91151f2625f97bad8e0e7922fc18de05196a4e856ec9d80
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. 105-557 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 17, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/557
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3494, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/3494
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
bec0314f3a003116d91151f2625f97bad8e0e7922fc18de05196a4e856ec9d80
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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
25 cosponsors — 23 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 25 cosponsors (8%) are from the other party.
Bob Barr (R-GA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Nathan Deal (R-GA), Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Jennifer Dunn (R-WA), Phil English (R-PA), John Ensign (R-NV), Mark Foley (R-FL), Tillie Fowler (R-FL), Bob Franks (R-NJ), Kay Granger (R-TX), Gil Gutknecht (R-MN), J. Hastert (R-IL), Sue Kelly (R-NY), Nick Lampson (D-TX), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Scott McInnis (R-CO), George Nethercutt (R-WA), Anne Northup (R-KY), Michael Pappas (R-NJ), Deborah Pryce (R-OH), Jim Ramstad (R-MN), Jim Talent (R-MO).
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bill McCollum.
- H.R. 2464 (105th) To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt internationally adopted children under age 10 from the immunization requirement.
- H.R. 3565 (105th) Care for Police Survivors Act of 1998
- H.R. 924 (105th) Victim Rights Clarification Act of 1997
- H.R. 4284 (105th) To authorize the Government of India to establish a memorial to honor Mahatma Gandhi in the District of Columbia.
- H.R. 1840 (105th) Law Enforcement Technology Advertisement Clarification Act of 1997
- H.R. 4090 (105th) Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act of 1998
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.