House bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-223
To establish the United States Capitol Police Memorial Fund on behalf of the families of Detective John Michael Gibson and Private First Class Jacob Joseph Chestnut of the United States Capitol Police.
Became law on Aug 7, 1998.
Sponsor: Rep. Newt Gingrich R-GAWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 30, 1998
- Committee actionJul 31, 1998
- Passed HouseJul 31, 1998 · without objection
- Passed SenateJul 31, 1998 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentAug 4, 1998
- Became lawAug 7, 1998
Latest action: Aug 7, 1998 — Became Public Law No: 105-223.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4354.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4354, An act to establish the United States Capitol Police Memorial Fund on behalf of the families of Detective John Michael Gibson and Private First Class Jacob Chestnut of the United States Capitol Police” on August 7, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on July 31, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 7, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11097
- CBO publication date
- August 7, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4354, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/4354
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 2, 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
14 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 6 Democrats
6 of 14 cosponsors (43%) are from the other party.
Dick Armey (R-TX), John Boehner (R-OH), David Bonior (D-MI), Thomas Davis (R-VA), Tom DeLay (R-TX), Jennifer Dunn (R-WA), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Samuel Gejdenson (D-CT), Richard Gephardt (D-MO), J. Hastert (R-IL), Barbara Kennelly (D-CT), Deborah Pryce (R-OH), William Thomas (R-CA), Albert Wynn (D-MD).
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Newt Gingrich.
- H.R. 4250 (105th) Patient Protection Act of 1998
- H.Con.Res. 311 (105th) Honoring the memory of Detective John Michael Gibson and Private First Class Jacob Joseph Chestnut of the United States Capitol Police for…
- H.Con.Res. 310 (105th) Authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a memorial service for Detective John Michael Gibson and Private First Class Jacob…
- H.Res. 360 (105th) Recognizing, and calling on all Americans to recognize, the courage and sacrifice of the members of the Armed Forces held as prisoners of…
- H.J.Res. 125 (105th) Finding the Government of Iraq in material and unacceptable breach of its international obligations.
- H.R. 4125 (105th) Economic Growth 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.