Senate bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-258
Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998
Became law on Oct 14, 1998.
Sponsor: Sen. Kay Hutchison R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 10, 1997
- Committee actionMay 1, 1997
- Passed SenateApr 21, 1998 · by voice vote
- Passed HouseAug 4, 1998 · by voice vote
- Resolving differencesOct 1, 1998
- To the PresidentOct 6, 1998
- Became lawOct 14, 1998
Latest action: Oct 14, 1998 — Became Public Law No: 105-258.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 414.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 414, Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998” on October 16, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on October 1, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 16, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11254
- CBO publication date
- October 16, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 414, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/s/414
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2fcbde50bab8787dd3f725187bf6064bfd1265187ec194b8884f84d3afe4974e
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. 105-61 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on July 31, 1997.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 31, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/SRPT/61
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 414, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/s/414
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2fcbde50bab8787dd3f725187bf6064bfd1265187ec194b8884f84d3afe4974e
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From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 414, 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
5 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 5 cosponsors (40%) are from the other party.
John Breaux (D-LA), Thomas Gorton (R-WA), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Chester Lott (R-MS), John McCain (R-AZ).
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- S.Res. 215 (105th) A resolution directing the Secretary of the Senate to request the House of Representatives to return the official papers on S. 414, and…
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.