House concurrent resolution · 106th Congress · Latest step: Passed Senate
Authorizing the use of the Capitol grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby.
Sponsor: Rep. Steny Hoyer D-MDWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 9, 1999
- Committee actionMar 11, 1999
- Passed HouseMar 23, 1999 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateApr 14, 1999 · by unanimous consent
Latest action: Apr 15, 1999 — Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.Con.Res. 47.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H. Con. Res. 47, Authorizing the use of the Capitol grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby” on March 12, 1999. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on March 11, 1999”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 12, 1999 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11430
- CBO publication date
- March 12, 1999
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.Con.Res. 47, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hconres/47
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
208e02a60bac50a071ab13560ec5dc2b4520e5a15eb1e2003b3fcab08eb6f25c
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 106-59 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on March 16, 1999.Source: Congress.gov, reported March 16, 1999 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/106/HRPT/59
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.Con.Res. 47, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hconres/47
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
208e02a60bac50a071ab13560ec5dc2b4520e5a15eb1e2003b3fcab08eb6f25c
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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
4 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 4 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
James Moran (D-VA), Constance Morella (R-MD), Frank Wolf (R-VA), Albert Wynn (D-MD).
More from the sponsor
Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Steny Hoyer.
- H.Con.Res. 277 (106th) Authorizing the use of the Capitol grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby.
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.