Senate bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law
John F. Kennedy Center Parking Improvement Act of 1997
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 22, 1997
- Committee actionJun 5, 1997
- Passed SenateJul 31, 1997 · by unanimous consent
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 21, 1998 — Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 797.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 105-30 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Environment and Public Works Committee on June 18, 1997.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 18, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/SRPT/30
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 797, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/s/797
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. 797, 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
3 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 2 Democrats
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Max Baucus (D-MT), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), Chester Lott (R-MS).
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. 2131 (105th) Water Resources Development Act of 1998
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.