Senate bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law
A bill to amend section 223 of the Communications Act of 1934 to establish a prohibition on commercial distribution on the World Wide Web of material that is harmful to minors, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Daniel Coats R-INWhere it went
- IntroducedNov 8, 1997
- Committee actionMar 12, 1998
- Passed Senate—
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 25, 1998 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 436.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1482.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1482, A bill to amend section 233 of the Communications Act of 1934 to establish a prohibition on commercail distribution on the World Wide Web of material that is harmful to minors, and for other purposes” on March 30, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on March 12, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 30, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10709
- CBO publication date
- March 30, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1482, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/s/1482
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 105-225 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on June 25, 1998.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 25, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/SRPT/225
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1482, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/s/1482
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
7 cosponsors — 7 Republicans
0 of 7 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Christopher Bond (R-MO), Jesse Helms (R-NC), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Chester Lott (R-MS), John McCain (R-AZ), Rick Santorum (R-PA), Jeff Sessions (R-AL).
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Daniel Coats.
- S. 2206 (105th) Coats Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1998
- S. 1502 (105th) District of Columbia Student Opportunity Scholarship Act of 1997
- S. 1380 (105th) Charter School Expansion Act of 1998
- S. 1255 (105th) Assets for Independence Act
- S. 1994 (105th) REAL Life Community Renewal Act of 1998
- S. 847 (105th) District of Columbia Student Opportunity Scholarship 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.