Senate bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Wetlands and Wildlife Enhancement Act of 1998

S. 1677Introduced Feb 25, 1998Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Where it went

IntroducedFeb 25, 1998
Committee actionMay 21, 1998
Passed SenateSep 30, 1998 · by unanimous consent
Passed HouseOct 10, 1998 · by voice vote
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Oct 12, 1998 — Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1677.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1677, Wetlands and Wildlife Enhancement Act of 1998” on June 11, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on May 21, 1998”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 11, 1998 ↗
Evidence
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10867
CBO publication date
June 11, 1998
Congress.gov bill record
S. 1677, 105th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/s/1677
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 105-218 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Environment and Public Works Committee on June 19, 1998.
Source: Congress.gov, reported June 19, 1998 ↗
Evidence
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Report API records
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Congress.gov bill record
S. 1677, 105th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/s/1677
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
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From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 1677, last updated September 8, 2026. 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

58 cosponsors — 33 Republicans, 23 Democrats, 2 independents

23 of 58 cosponsors (40%) are from the other party.

Spencer Abraham (R-MI), A. Allard (R-CO), Max Baucus (D-MT), Robert Bennett (R-UT), Joseph Biden (D-DE), Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), Christopher Bond (R-MO), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), John Breaux (D-LA), Richard Bryan (D-NV), Dale Bumpers (D-AR), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Susan Collins (R-ME), Paul Coverdell (R-GA), Alfonse D'Amato (R-NY), Thomas Daschle (D-SD), Michael DeWine (R-OH), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Duncan Faircloth (R-NC), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), William Frist (R-TN), Daniel Graham (D-FL), Rod Grams (R-MN), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Judd Gregg (R-NH), Chuck Hagel (R-NE), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Ernest Hollings (D-SC), Tim Hutchinson (R-AR) and 28 more.

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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.