House bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-282
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the administrative site for the Rogue River National Forest and use the proceeds for the construction or improvement of offices and support buildings for the Rogue River National Forest and the Bureau of Land Management.
Became law on Oct 26, 1998.
Sponsor: Rep. Robert Smith R-ORWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 5, 1998
- Committee actionMay 20, 1998
- Passed HouseJun 16, 1998 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateOct 2, 1998 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesOct 10, 1998
- To the PresidentOct 14, 1998
- Became lawOct 26, 1998
Latest action: Oct 26, 1998 — Became Public Law No: 105-282.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3796.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3796, A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the administrative site for the Rogue River National Forest and use the proceeds for the construction or improvement of offices and support buildings...” on June 2, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on May 20, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 2, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10841
- CBO publication date
- June 2, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3796, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/3796
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
75e1cfa5be639d6f0b8ab24dcc47a2220626aad3355f8b967ebe2f48e6c7d5cc
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3796, A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the administrative site for the Rogue River National Forest and use the proceeds for the construction or improvement of offices and support buildings...” on July 30, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on July 29, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 30, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11021
- CBO publication date
- July 30, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3796, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/3796
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
75e1cfa5be639d6f0b8ab24dcc47a2220626aad3355f8b967ebe2f48e6c7d5cc
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3796, An act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the administrative site for the Rogue River National Forest and use the proceeds for the construction or improvement of offices and support buildings...” on October 19, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on October 10, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 19, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11258
- CBO publication date
- October 19, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3796, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/3796
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
75e1cfa5be639d6f0b8ab24dcc47a2220626aad3355f8b967ebe2f48e6c7d5cc
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 reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 105-561 ↗; S. Rept. 105-293 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported August 25, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/561
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/SRPT/293 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3796, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/3796
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
75e1cfa5be639d6f0b8ab24dcc47a2220626aad3355f8b967ebe2f48e6c7d5cc
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3796, last updated September 8, 2026. 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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Robert Smith.
- H.R. 1198 (105th) To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to the City of Grants Pass, Oregon.
- H.R. 1944 (105th) Warner Canyon Ski Hill Land Exchange Act of 1997
- H.R. 4326 (105th) Oregon Public Lands Transfer and Protection Act of 1998
- H.R. 1197 (105th) Plant Patent Amendment Act of 1998
- H.R. 2493 (105th) Forage Improvement Act of 1997
- H.R. 1342 (105th) To provide for a one-year enrollment in the conservation reserve of land covered by expiring conservation reserve program contracts.
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.