House bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-189
To extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act for the construction of a hydroelectric project located in the State of Washington, and for other purposes.
Became law on Jul 14, 1998.
Sponsor: Rep. Rick White R-WAWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 6, 1997
- Committee actionMar 5, 1997
- Passed HouseMar 11, 1997 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateJun 25, 1998 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentJul 8, 1998
- Became lawJul 14, 1998
Latest action: Jul 14, 1998 — Became Public Law No: 105-189.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 651.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 651, An act to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act for the construction of a hydroelectric project located in the state of Washington, and for other purposes” on October 24, 1997. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on October 22, 1997”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 24, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10488
- CBO publication date
- October 24, 1997
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 651, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/651
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
90e198d9885789584a86cb936f4fd7db13005533b684f7d916ae506a72317603
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- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 105-12 ↗; S. Rept. 105-133 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 4, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/12
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/SRPT/133 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 651, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/651
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
90e198d9885789584a86cb936f4fd7db13005533b684f7d916ae506a72317603
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 651, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
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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.