House bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-236
Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Consent Act
Became law on Sep 20, 1998.
Sponsor: Rep. Joe Barton R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 6, 1997
- Committee actionJun 25, 1997
- Passed HouseOct 7, 1997 · 309–107
- Passed SenateApr 1, 1998 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesJul 14, 1998
- To the PresidentSep 10, 1998
- Became lawSep 20, 1998
Latest action: Sep 20, 1998 — Became Public Law No: 105-236.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 629.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 105-630 ↗; H. Rept. 105-181 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on July 15, 1997.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 15, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/630
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/181 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 629, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/629
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
408ae419e6cd0710062a1cd7deaa7692fd10511319f87212e1f0f71e1fc98a02
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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
23 cosponsors — 12 Republicans, 10 Democrats, 1 independent
12 of 23 cosponsors (52%) are from the other party.
Thomas Allen (D-ME), Bill Archer (R-TX), John Baldacci (D-ME), Ken Bentsen (D-TX), Richard Burr (R-NC), Larry Combest (R-TX), Tom DeLay (R-TX), Chet Edwards (D-TX), Kay Granger (R-TX), Gene Green (D-TX), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Charles Norwood (R-GA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Max Sandlin (D-TX), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Lamar Smith (R-TX), Charles Stenholm (D-TX), W. Tauzin (R-LA), William Thornberry (R-TX), Jim Turner (D-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joe Barton.
- H.J.Res. 62 (105th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to tax limitations.
- H.R. 1710 (105th) Medical Device Regulatory Modernization Act of 1997
- H.J.Res. 111 (105th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to tax limitations.
- H.J.Res. 52 (105th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to tax limitations and the balanced budget.
- H.R. 1711 (105th) Small Business Remediation Act of 1997
- H.R. 2003 (105th) Budget Enforcement Act of 1997
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.