House bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-50
To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize the transfer to States of surplus personal property for donation to nonprofit providers of necessaries to impoverished families and individuals.
Became law on Oct 6, 1997.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 11, 1997
- Committee actionMar 12, 1997
- Passed HouseApr 29, 1997 · 418–0
- Passed SenateJul 9, 1997 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesSep 18, 1997
- To the PresidentSep 24, 1997
- Became lawOct 6, 1997
Latest action: Oct 6, 1997 — Became Public Law No: 105-50.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 680.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 680, An act to amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize...” on September 24, 1997. CBO’s description reads “Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as passed by the Congress on September 18, 1997”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 24, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10382
- CBO publication date
- September 24, 1997
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 680, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/680
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 23, 2026
- 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
50 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 41 Democrats, 1 independent
7 of 50 cosponsors (14%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), John Baldacci (D-ME), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Ken Bentsen (D-TX), George Brown (D-CA), Julia Carson (D-IN), Bob Clement (D-TN), James Clyburn (D-SC), William Coyne (D-PA), Pat Danner (D-MO), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Bob Filner (D-CA), Jon Fox (R-PA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Samuel Gejdenson (D-CT), Earl Hilliard (D-AL), Steve Horn (R-CA), Bob Inglis (R-SC), William Jefferson (D-LA), Sue Kelly (R-NY), Dale Kildee (D-MI), John LaFalce (D-NY), William Lipinski (D-IL), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), William Luther (D-MN), Matthew Martinez (R-CA), Frank Mascara (D-PA) and 20 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lee Hamilton.
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- H.Res. 61 (105th) To provide for independent investigations and factfinding for ethics investigations.
- H.Res. 424 (105th) Comprehensive Travel Reform Rule of 1998
- H.R. 1546 (105th) Government Secrecy 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.