Senate bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law
National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1998
Sponsor: Sen. John Chafee R-RIWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 16, 1998
- Committee actionJul 29, 1998
- Passed SenateSep 21, 1998 · by unanimous consent
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 23, 1998 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 2317.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2317, National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1998” on August 19, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on July 29, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 19, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11101
- CBO publication date
- August 19, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2317, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/s/2317
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1f263b9036471692ad2923fff11b8e24eb2d098079b8af61347ae71912deb6ff
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. 105-310 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Environment and Public Works Committee on September 8, 1998.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 8, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/SRPT/310
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2317, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/s/2317
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1f263b9036471692ad2923fff11b8e24eb2d098079b8af61347ae71912deb6ff
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. 2317, 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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. John Chafee.
- S. 2364 (105th) Economic Development Administration and Appalachian Regional Development Reform Act of 1998
- S. 1228 (105th) 50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act
- S. 1677 (105th) Wetlands and Wildlife Enhancement Act of 1998
- S. 1222 (105th) Estuary Habitat Restoration Partnership Act of 1998
- S. 2095 (105th) National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Amendments of 1998
- S. 797 (105th) John F. Kennedy Center Parking Improvement 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.