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Senate bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-386

A bill to throttle criminal use of guns.

S. 191Introduced Jan 22, 1997Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Became law on Nov 13, 1998.

Sponsor: Sen. Jesse Helms R-NC
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Where it went

Latest action: Nov 13, 1998 — Became Public Law No: 105-386.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 191.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of August 10, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 191, last updated August 10, 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

16 cosponsors — 16 Republicans

0 of 16 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Spencer Abraham (R-MI), John Ashcroft (R-MO), Michael DeWine (R-OH), Michael Enzi (R-WY), Duncan Faircloth (R-NC), Chuck Hagel (R-NE), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Tim Hutchinson (R-AR), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Jon Kyl (R-AZ), Donald Nickles (R-OK), Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Richard Shelby (R-AL), Robert Smith (R-NH), Theodore Stevens (R-AK), James Thurmond (R-SC).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Jesse Helms.

Sponsor’s state and district

North Carolina in Congress

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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.