House bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-237
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 16, 1998
- Committee actionJun 16, 1998
- Passed HouseJun 22, 1998 · 396–10
- Passed SenateJun 25, 1998 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesJul 23, 1998
- To the PresidentSep 10, 1998
- Became lawSep 20, 1998
Latest action: Sep 20, 1998 — Became Public Law No: 105-237.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4059.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 105-578 ↗; H. Rept. 105-647 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/578
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/647 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4059, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/4059
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of April 7, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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. Ron Packard.
- H.R. 2016 (105th) Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1998
- H.R. 2604 (105th) Religious Liberty and Charitable Donation Protection Act of 1998
- H.R. 849 (105th) To prohibit an alien who is not lawfully present in the United States from receiving assistance under the Uniform Relocation Assistance…
- H.R. 1026 (105th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a capital loss deduction with respect to the sale of a principal residence.
- H.Con.Res. 289 (105th) Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the National Institute of Dental Research.
- H.Res. 548 (105th) Recognizing that prevention of youth suicide is a compelling national priority.
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.