House bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-315
Alternative Dispute Resolution Act of 1998
Became law on Oct 30, 1998.
Sponsor: Rep. Howard Coble R-NCWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 23, 1998
- Committee actionMar 24, 1998
- Passed HouseApr 21, 1998 · 405–2
- Passed SenateOct 7, 1998 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesOct 10, 1998
- To the PresidentOct 20, 1998
- Became lawOct 30, 1998
Latest action: Oct 30, 1998 — Became Public Law No: 105-315.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3528.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3528, Alternative Dispute Resolution Act of 1998” on April 20, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on March 24, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 20, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10751
- CBO publication date
- April 20, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3528, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/3528
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3e4f2cad5637d96a9e1acb1f855912ff99032126e78c6e274b218a6f7769dc9d
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3528, Alternative Dispute Resolution Act of 1998” on August 12, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on July 30, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 12, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11076
- CBO publication date
- August 12, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3528, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/3528
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3e4f2cad5637d96a9e1acb1f855912ff99032126e78c6e274b218a6f7769dc9d
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. 105-487 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 30, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/487
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3528, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/3528
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3e4f2cad5637d96a9e1acb1f855912ff99032126e78c6e274b218a6f7769dc9d
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
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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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Howard Coble.
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- H.R. 672 (105th) To make technical amendments to certain provisions of title 17, United States Code.
- H.R. 4164 (105th) To amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to the enforcement of child custody and visitation orders.
- H.R. 400 (105th) Omnibus Patent Act of 1997
- H.R. 2589 (105th) Copyright Term Extension Act
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.