House bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-227
To amend the District of Columbia Convention Center and Sports Arena Authorization Act of 1995 to revise the revenues and activities covered under such Act, and for other purposes.
Became law on Aug 12, 1998.
Sponsor: Rep. Eleanor Norton D-DCWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 16, 1998
- Committee actionJul 23, 1998
- Passed HouseJul 30, 1998 · without objection
- Passed SenateJul 31, 1998 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentAug 4, 1998
- Became lawAug 12, 1998
Latest action: Aug 12, 1998 — Became Public Law No: 105-227.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4237.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4237, A bill to amend the District of Columbia Convention Center and Sports Arena Authorization Act of 1995 to revise the revenues and activities covered under such act, and for other purposes” on July 30, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight on July 23, 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/11017
- CBO publication date
- July 30, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4237, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/4237
- 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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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 — 2 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 4 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Thomas Davis (R-VA), James Moran (D-VA), Constance Morella (R-MD), Albert Wynn (D-MD).
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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.