Senate bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-134
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 14, 1997
- Committee actionJun 26, 1997
- Passed SenateNov 7, 1997 · by voice vote
- Passed HouseNov 13, 1997 · by voice vote
- Resolving differencesNov 13, 1997
- To the PresidentNov 20, 1997
- Became lawDec 2, 1997
Latest action: Dec 2, 1997 — Became Public Law No: 105-134.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 738.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 105-85 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on September 24, 1997.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 24, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/SRPT/85
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 738, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/s/738
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9db46f971fe0364582983b4ddfd780166c896a6fa0c5575afdd91320b729c727
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.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 738, 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
6 cosponsors — 6 Republicans
0 of 6 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
John Chafee (R-RI), Michael DeWine (R-OH), Tim Hutchinson (R-AR), Pat Roberts (R-KS), William Roth (R-DE), Olympia Snowe (R-ME).
More from the sponsor
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- S.Res. 49 (105th) A resolution expressing the condolences of the Senate on the death of Representative Frank Tejeda.
- 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.