Senate bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-167
A bill to consolidate certain mineral interests in the National Grasslands in Billings County, North Dakota, through the exchange of Federal and private mineral interests to enhance land management capabilities and environmental and wildlife protection, and for other purposes.
Became law on Apr 13, 1998.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 15, 1997
- Committee actionSep 24, 1997
- Passed SenateOct 6, 1997 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseMar 30, 1998 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentApr 2, 1998
- Became lawApr 13, 1998
Latest action: Apr 13, 1998 — Became Public Law No: 105-167.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 750.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 750, A bill to consolidate certain mineral interests in the National Grasslands in Billings County, North Dakota...” on October 2, 1997. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on September 24, 1997”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 2, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10418
- CBO publication date
- October 2, 1997
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 750, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/s/750
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8f2c9a19d22b6609d512d928bd57588ff67b6aea38e81b3d5a6ccb9c7a480cae
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 750, An act to consolidate certain mineral interests in the National Grasslands in Billings County, ND, through the exchange of federal and private mineral interests to enhance land management capabilities and environmental and wildlife protection...” on April 2, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on March 30, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 2, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10714
- CBO publication date
- April 2, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 750, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/s/750
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8f2c9a19d22b6609d512d928bd57588ff67b6aea38e81b3d5a6ccb9c7a480cae
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. 105-92 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Natural Resources Committee on September 30, 1997.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 30, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/SRPT/92
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 750, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/s/750
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8f2c9a19d22b6609d512d928bd57588ff67b6aea38e81b3d5a6ccb9c7a480cae
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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
1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat
0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
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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.