House bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-286
Border Smog Reduction Act of 1998
Became law on Oct 27, 1998.
Sponsor: Rep. Brian Bilbray R-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 7, 1997
- Committee actionJun 24, 1998
- Passed HouseJul 20, 1998 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateOct 5, 1998 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesOct 7, 1998
- To the PresidentOct 15, 1998
- Became lawOct 27, 1998
Latest action: Oct 27, 1998 — Became Public Law No: 105-286.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 8, Border Smog Reduction Act of 1998” on July 17, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Commerce on June 24, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 17, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10957
- CBO publication date
- July 17, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/8
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
734666def9b0b33413c515296eee6a40603a3464d50bd945744464fdc3dd8e14
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 8, Border Smog Reduction Act of 1998” on September 25, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on September 23, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 25, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11187
- CBO publication date
- September 25, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/8
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
734666def9b0b33413c515296eee6a40603a3464d50bd945744464fdc3dd8e14
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 8, Border Smog Reduction Act of 1998” on October 13, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on October 7, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 13, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11248
- CBO publication date
- October 13, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/8
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
734666def9b0b33413c515296eee6a40603a3464d50bd945744464fdc3dd8e14
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. 105-634 ↗; S. Rept. 105-355 ↗.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/634
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/SRPT/355 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/8
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
734666def9b0b33413c515296eee6a40603a3464d50bd945744464fdc3dd8e14
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. 8, 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
18 cosponsors — 15 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 18 cosponsors (17%) are from the other party.
Joe Barton (R-TX), Sonny Bono (R-CA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Gary Condit (D-CA), Christopher Cox (R-CA), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), John Doolittle (R-CA), David Dreier (R-CA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Wally Herger (R-CA), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Jerry Lewis (R-CA), Howard McKeon (R-CA), Ron Packard (R-CA), George Radanovich (R-CA), Silvestre Reyes (D-TX), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Ed Royce (R-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Brian Bilbray.
- H.Con.Res. 331 (105th) Expressing the sense of Congress concerning the inadequacy of sewage infrastructure facilities in Tijuana, Mexico.
- H.R. 7 (105th) Citizenship Reform Act of 1997
- H.R. 630 (105th) To amend the Clean Air Act to permit the exclusive application of California State regulations regarding reformulated gas in certain areas…
- H.R. 3206 (105th) Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1998
- H.R. 589 (105th) Fair Housing Reform and Freedom of Speech Act of 1997
- H.R. 963 (105th) Workplace Fairness 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.