Senate bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-124
50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act
Became law on Dec 1, 1997.
Sponsor: Sen. John Chafee R-RIWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 26, 1997
- Committee actionOct 23, 1997
- Passed SenateNov 9, 1997 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseNov 13, 1997 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentNov 19, 1997
- Became lawDec 1, 1997
Latest action: Dec 1, 1997 — Became Public Law No: 105-124.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1228.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1228, 50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act” on October 31, 1997. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on October 23, 1997”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 31, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10514
- CBO publication date
- October 31, 1997
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1228, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/s/1228
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3a8ef1041e28ca587e7be5cc1b4dea1a2d69c486dc7af135639e2cedc73a8021
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1228, 50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act” on November 18, 1997. CBO’s description reads “Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on November 13, 1997”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 18, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10576
- CBO publication date
- November 18, 1997
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1228, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/s/1228
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3a8ef1041e28ca587e7be5cc1b4dea1a2d69c486dc7af135639e2cedc73a8021
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 reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 105-130 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee on October 31, 1997.Source: Congress.gov, reported October 31, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/SRPT/130
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1228, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/s/1228
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3a8ef1041e28ca587e7be5cc1b4dea1a2d69c486dc7af135639e2cedc73a8021
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 S. 1228, 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
27 cosponsors — 17 Republicans, 9 Democrats, 1 independent
9 of 27 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
A. Allard (R-CO), Robert Bennett (R-UT), Sam Brownback (R-KS), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Larry Craig (R-ID), Alfonse D'Amato (R-NY), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Pete Domenici (R-NM), Duncan Faircloth (R-NC), William Frist (R-TN), Rod Grams (R-MN), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Jesse Helms (R-NC), Tim Hutchinson (R-AR), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), James Jeffords (I-VT), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Dirk Kempthorne (R-ID), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), J. Kerrey (D-NE), John Kerry (D-MA), Carol Moseley-Braun (D-IL), Daniel Moynihan (D-NY), Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), William Roth (R-DE), Rick Santorum (R-PA), Olympia Snowe (R-ME).
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. John Chafee.
- S. 2364 (105th) Economic Development Administration and Appalachian Regional Development Reform Act of 1998
- S. 1677 (105th) Wetlands and Wildlife Enhancement Act of 1998
- S. 1222 (105th) Estuary Habitat Restoration Partnership Act of 1998
- S. 2095 (105th) National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Amendments of 1998
- S. 797 (105th) John F. Kennedy Center Parking Improvement Act of 1997
- S. 2131 (105th) Water Resources Development Act of 1998
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.