Senate bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-115
Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997
Became law on Nov 21, 1997.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 5, 1997
- Committee actionJun 18, 1997
- Passed SenateSep 24, 1997 · 98–2
- Passed HouseOct 7, 1997 · without objection
- Resolving differencesOct 23, 1997
- To the PresidentNov 19, 1997
- Became lawNov 21, 1997
Latest action: Nov 21, 1997 — Became Public Law No: 105-115.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 830.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 830, The Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997” on December 30, 1997. CBO’s description reads “S. 830, The Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 30, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10620
- CBO publication date
- December 30, 1997
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 830, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/s/830
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 3 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 105-43 ↗; H. Rept. 105-399 ↗; S. Rept. 105-43 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on July 1, 1997.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 1, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/SRPT/43
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/399
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/SRPT/43 - Congress.gov bill record
- S. 830, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/s/830
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
778455ca7bca97758d45bae79f6c8671d700d03155a60fed94222013ab48edd9
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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
7 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 7 cosponsors (29%) are from the other party.
Spencer Abraham (R-MI), Daniel Coats (R-IN), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), William Frist (R-TN), Chuck Hagel (R-NE), Connie Mack (R-FL), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD).
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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.