House bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-230
Biomaterials Access Assurance Act of 1998
Became law on Aug 13, 1998.
Sponsor: Rep. George Gekas R-PAWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 27, 1997
- Committee actionApr 1, 1998
- Passed HouseJul 30, 1998 · without objection
- Passed SenateJul 30, 1998 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentAug 4, 1998
- Became lawAug 13, 1998
Latest action: Aug 13, 1998 — Became Public Law No: 105-230.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 872.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 872, Biomaterials Access Assurance Act of 1998” on April 13, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on April 1, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 13, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10737
- CBO publication date
- April 13, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 872, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/872
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c1c317779072a3d920dacb56af9a1df19cad6181390400b53f6f91a96ed96aa4
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 872, Biomaterials Access Assurance Act of 1998” on June 30, 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, June 30, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10916
- CBO publication date
- June 30, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 872, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/872
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c1c317779072a3d920dacb56af9a1df19cad6181390400b53f6f91a96ed96aa4
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. 105-549,Part 2 ↗; H. Rept. 105-549,Part 1 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 14, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/549
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/549 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 872, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/872
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c1c317779072a3d920dacb56af9a1df19cad6181390400b53f6f91a96ed96aa4
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. 872, last updated April 7, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 28, 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
135 cosponsors — 85 Republicans, 50 Democrats
51 of 135 cosponsors (38%) are from the other party.
Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), James Barcia (D-MI), Joe Barton (R-TX), Howard Berman (D-CA), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Ed Bryant (R-TN), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Richard Burr (R-NC), Stephen Buyer (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Dave Camp (R-MI), Tom Campbell (R-CA), Walter Capps (D-CA), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Bob Clement (D-TN), Howard Coble (R-NC), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Gary Condit (D-CA), Merrill Cook (R-UT), John Cooksey (R-LA), Christopher Cox (R-CA), Philip Crane (R-IL), Barbara Cubin (R-WY), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Jim Davis (D-FL), Cal Dooley (D-CA), David Dreier (R-CA) and 105 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. George Gekas.
- H.R. 2744 (105th) For the relief of Chong Ho Kwak.
- H.R. 3150 (105th) Consumer Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1998
- H.R. 1544 (105th) Federal Agency Compliance Act
- H.R. 1596 (105th) Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 1997
- H.R. 2440 (105th) To make technical amendments to section 10 of title 9, United States Code.
- H.R. 1953 (105th) To clarify State authority to tax compensation paid to certain employees.
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.