House bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-358
United States Patent and Trademark Office Reauthorization Act, Fiscal Year 1999
Became law on Nov 10, 1998.
Sponsor: Rep. Howard Coble R-NCWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 23, 1998
- Committee actionMay 6, 1998
- Passed HouseMay 12, 1998 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateOct 14, 1998 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentNov 2, 1998
- Became lawNov 10, 1998
Latest action: Nov 10, 1998 — Became Public Law No: 105-358.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3723.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3723, United States Patent and Trademark Office Reauthorization Act, Fiscal Year 1999” on May 12, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 6, 1998, with a subsequent amendment”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 12, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10782
- CBO publication date
- May 12, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3723, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/3723
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3c04407e0448bf87f9b2b4f5fce5fc171c6980ca8f01328a3e7ef2418d374002
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. 105-528 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on May 12, 1998.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 12, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/528
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3723, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/3723
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3c04407e0448bf87f9b2b4f5fce5fc171c6980ca8f01328a3e7ef2418d374002
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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.
- H.R. 2281 (105th) Digital Millennium Copyright Act
- H.R. 3528 (105th) Alternative Dispute Resolution Act of 1998
- 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.