House bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-229
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 13, 1997
- Committee actionJun 25, 1997
- Passed HouseJul 22, 1997 · 416–6
- Passed SenateJul 17, 1998 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesAug 3, 1998
- To the PresidentAug 4, 1998
- Became lawAug 13, 1998
Latest action: Aug 13, 1998 — Became Public Law No: 105-229.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 765.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 765, Shackleford Banks Wild Horses Protection Act” on October 28, 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 28, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10523
- CBO publication date
- October 28, 1997
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 765, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/765
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a0d4537e80cec6e95513f4dd9ea5e0a8ec91ff5dce8aeb5d406c7df15b0c4237
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 reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 105-179 ↗; S. Rept. 105-115 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported October 28, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/179
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/SRPT/115 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 765, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/765
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a0d4537e80cec6e95513f4dd9ea5e0a8ec91ff5dce8aeb5d406c7df15b0c4237
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 765, 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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Walter Jones.
- H.R. 1348 (105th) Expanded War Crimes Act of 1997
- H.J.Res. 100 (105th) Commending the personnel who served in the United States Navy Asiatic Fleet, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 2019 (105th) Consumer Disclosure and Rental Purchase Agreement Act
- H.R. 2565 (105th) Pfiesteria Research Act of 1997
- H.R. 1290 (105th) Wetlands Restoration and Improvement Act of 1997
- H.R. 3882 (105th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that a member of the Armed Forces of the United States shall be treated as using a…
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.