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Senate bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-168

Birth Defects Prevention Act of 1998

S. 419Introduced Mar 11, 1997Policy area: Health

Became law on Apr 21, 1998.

Sponsor: Sen. Christopher Bond R-MO
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 21, 1998 — Became Public Law No: 105-168.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 419.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of June 3, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 419, last updated June 3, 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

34 cosponsors — 11 Republicans, 23 Democrats

23 of 34 cosponsors (68%) are from the other party.

Spencer Abraham (R-MI), Max Baucus (D-MT), Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), John Breaux (D-LA), John Chafee (R-RI), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Kent Conrad (D-ND), Larry Craig (R-ID), Thomas Daschle (D-SD), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Duncan Faircloth (R-NC), Wendell Ford (D-KY), John Glenn (D-OH), Jesse Helms (R-NC), Ernest Hollings (D-SC), Tim Hutchinson (R-AR), Kay Hutchison (R-TX), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), J. Kerrey (D-NE), John Kerry (D-MA), Herbert Kohl (D-WI), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Carl Levin (D-MI), Chester Lott (R-MS), Richard Lugar (R-IN), Carol Moseley-Braun (D-IL), Daniel Moynihan (D-NY) and 4 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Christopher Bond.

Sponsor’s state and district

Missouri 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.