Senate joint resolution · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-235
A joint resolution finding the Government of Iraq in unacceptable and material breach of its international obligations.
Became law on Aug 14, 1998.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 25, 1998
- Committee actionJul 23, 1998
- Passed SenateJul 31, 1998 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseAug 3, 1998 · 407–6
- To the PresidentAug 10, 1998
- Became lawAug 14, 1998
Latest action: Aug 14, 1998 — Became Public Law No: 105-235.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S.J.Res. 54.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S.J. Res. 54, Joint resolution finding the Government of Iraq in unacceptable and material breach of its international obligations” on July 31, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on July 27, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 31, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11025
- CBO publication date
- July 31, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- S.J.Res. 54, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/sjres/54
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
6 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 1 independent
1 of 6 cosponsors (17%) are from the other party.
Sam Brownback (R-KS), Jesse Helms (R-NC), Jon Kyl (R-AZ), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), John McCain (R-AZ), Richard Shelby (R-AL).
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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.