Senate bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-389
Where it went
- IntroducedNov 7, 1997
- Committee actionJul 15, 1998
- Passed SenateSep 22, 1998 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseOct 14, 1998 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentNov 4, 1998
- Became lawNov 13, 1998
Latest action: Nov 13, 1998 — Became Public Law No: 105-389.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1397.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1397, Centennial of Flight Commemoration Act” on July 21, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs on July 15, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 21, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10971
- CBO publication date
- July 21, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1397, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/s/1397
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
283990ceada4cf3ae34f651d2c0da3e1803163d2e7045acd85c4044e63fb2c11
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1397, Centennial of Flight Commemoration Act” on October 21, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on October 14, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 21, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11272
- CBO publication date
- October 21, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1397, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/s/1397
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
283990ceada4cf3ae34f651d2c0da3e1803163d2e7045acd85c4044e63fb2c11
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. 105-294 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on August 25, 1998.Source: Congress.gov, reported August 25, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/SRPT/294
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1397, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/s/1397
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
283990ceada4cf3ae34f651d2c0da3e1803163d2e7045acd85c4044e63fb2c11
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. 1397, 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
3 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 3 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Michael DeWine (R-OH), Duncan Faircloth (R-NC), John Glenn (D-OH).
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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.