Senate bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-325

National Cave and Karst Research Institute Act of 1998

S. 231Introduced Jan 29, 1997Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Became law on Oct 30, 1998.

Sponsor: Sen. Jesse Bingaman D-NM

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 29, 1997
Committee actionJun 11, 1997
Passed SenateJul 11, 1997 · by unanimous consent
Passed HouseOct 10, 1998 · without objection
To the PresidentOct 20, 1998
Became lawOct 30, 1998

Latest action: Oct 30, 1998 — Became Public Law No: 105-325.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 231.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 231, National Cave and Karst Research Institute Act of 1997” on March 27, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on March 25, 1998”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 27, 1998 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10705
CBO publication date
March 27, 1998
Congress.gov bill record
S. 231, 105th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/s/231
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 231, National Cave and Karst Research Institute Act of 1997” on October 20, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on October 10, 1998”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 20, 1998 ↗
Evidence
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11312
CBO publication date
October 20, 1998
Congress.gov bill record
S. 231, 105th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/s/231
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
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Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 105-496 ↗; S. Rept. 105-37 ↗.
Source: Congress.gov, reported April 28, 1998 ↗
Evidence
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Report API records
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/496
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/SRPT/37
Congress.gov bill record
S. 231, 105th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/s/231
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
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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

2 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat

1 of 2 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

Pete Domenici (R-NM), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ).

More from the sponsor

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

Sponsor’s state and district

New Mexico 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.