House bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-180
Care for Police Survivors Act of 1998
Became law on Jun 16, 1998.
Sponsor: Rep. Bill McCollum R-FLWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 26, 1998
- Committee actionApr 1, 1998
- Passed HouseApr 21, 1998 · 403–8
- Passed SenateMay 15, 1998 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentJun 4, 1998
- Became lawJun 16, 1998
Latest action: Jun 16, 1998 — Became Public Law No: 105-180.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3565.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3565, Care for Police Survivors Act of 1998” on April 16, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on April 1, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 16, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10749
- CBO publication date
- April 16, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3565, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/3565
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e2e9b7cafcf21c1554b6d087c658e94feff96bda2c2f6b2fd90acd123e745489
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3565, Care for Police Survivors Act of 1998” on May 19, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on May 15, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 19, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10802
- CBO publication date
- May 19, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3565, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/3565
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e2e9b7cafcf21c1554b6d087c658e94feff96bda2c2f6b2fd90acd123e745489
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. 105-486 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on April 21, 1998.Source: Congress.gov, reported April 21, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/486
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3565, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/3565
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e2e9b7cafcf21c1554b6d087c658e94feff96bda2c2f6b2fd90acd123e745489
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3565, last updated April 7, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 28, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
4 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 4 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.
Stephen Buyer (R-IN), Steve Chabot (R-OH), George Gekas (R-PA), Charles Schumer (D-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bill McCollum.
- H.R. 3494 (105th) Protection of Children From Sexual Predators Act of 1998
- 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. 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.