House bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-382
Department of State Special Agents Retirement Act of 1998
Became law on Nov 13, 1998.
Sponsor: Rep. Thomas Davis R-VAWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 6, 1997
- Committee actionAug 6, 1998
- Passed HouseOct 5, 1998 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateOct 20, 1998 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentNov 2, 1998
- Became lawNov 13, 1998
Latest action: Nov 13, 1998 — Became Public Law No: 105-382.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 633.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 633, Department of State Special Agents Retirement Act of 1998” on September 2, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on International Relations on August 6, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 2, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11124
- CBO publication date
- September 2, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 633, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/633
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
73aa57b23754181acad42c48582d7f864b0620c0855618ca0f552c9c4673bd41
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 633, Department of State Special Agents Retirement Act of 1998” on October 27, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on October 20, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 27, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11304
- CBO publication date
- October 27, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 633, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/633
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
73aa57b23754181acad42c48582d7f864b0620c0855618ca0f552c9c4673bd41
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 reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 105-755 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Foreign Affairs Committee on September 28, 1998.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 28, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/755
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 633, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/633
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
73aa57b23754181acad42c48582d7f864b0620c0855618ca0f552c9c4673bd41
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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
26 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 17 Democrats
18 of 26 cosponsors (69%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Herbert Bateman (R-VA), Howard Berman (D-CA), Ed Bryant (R-TN), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Bob Clement (D-TN), Bill Delahunt (D-MA), Robert Ehrlich (R-MD), Lane Evans (D-IL), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Steve Horn (R-CA), Amo Houghton (R-NY), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Paul Kanjorski (D-PA), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Tom Lantos (D-CA), Edward Markey (D-MA), James McGovern (D-MA), James Moran (D-VA), Constance Morella (R-MD), George Nethercutt (R-WA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), James Traficant (D-OH), Bob Wise (D-WV), Frank Wolf (R-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Thomas Davis.
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- H.R. 497 (105th) An Act to amend the Federal charter for Group Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc., and for other purposes.
- H.R. 998 (105th) For the relief of Lloyd B. Gamble.
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.