House joint resolution · 106th Congress · Public Law 106-142
Commending the World War II veterans who fought in the Battle of the Bulge, and for other purposes.
Became law on Dec 7, 1999.
Sponsor: Rep. Christopher Smith R-NJWhere it went
- IntroducedAug 5, 1999
- Committee actionSep 22, 1999
- Passed HouseOct 5, 1999 · 422–0
- Passed SenateNov 19, 1999 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentNov 30, 1999
- Became lawDec 7, 1999
Latest action: Dec 7, 1999 — Became Public Law No: 106-142.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 65.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.J. Res. 65, Joint resolution commending the World War II veterans who fought in the Battle of the Bulge, and for other purposes” on September 24, 1999. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on September 22, 1999”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 24, 1999 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11830
- CBO publication date
- September 24, 1999
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 65, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hjres/65
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
aac6baf13a4b238b51d7026d271472059e04e11aa78f7f38bf70ac90f981fb13
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.J. Res. 65, Commending the World War II veterans who fought in the Battle of the Bulge, and for other purposes” on November 10, 1999. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on November 2, 1999”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 10, 1999 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11964
- CBO publication date
- November 10, 1999
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 65, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hjres/65
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
aac6baf13a4b238b51d7026d271472059e04e11aa78f7f38bf70ac90f981fb13
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: H. Rept. 106-352 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 2, 1999 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/106/HRPT/352
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 65, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hjres/65
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
aac6baf13a4b238b51d7026d271472059e04e11aa78f7f38bf70ac90f981fb13
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.J.Res. 65, last updated August 10, 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
42 cosponsors — 24 Republicans, 18 Democrats
19 of 42 cosponsors (45%) are from the other party.
Richard Baker (R-LA), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Charles Bass (R-NH), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Stephen Buyer (R-IN), Julia Carson (D-IN), Pat Danner (D-MO), John Dingell (D-MI), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Terry Everett (R-AL), Bob Filner (D-CA), Samuel Gejdenson (D-CT), Jim Gibbons (R-NV), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Ralph Hall (R-TX), James Hansen (R-UT), J. Hayworth (R-AZ), Henry Hyde (R-IL), Ray LaHood (R-IL), Tom Lantos (D-CA), Howard McKeon (R-CA), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) and 12 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Christopher Smith.
- H.R. 3244 (106th) Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000
- H.R. 1374 (106th) To designate the United States Post Office building located at 680 U.S. Highway 130 in Hamilton, New Jersey, as the "John K. Rafferty…
- H.R. 2367 (106th) Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 1999
- H.J.Res. 100 (106th) Calling upon the President to issue a proclamation recognizing the 25th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act.
- H.Con.Res. 37 (106th) Concerning anti-Semitic statements made by members of the Duma of the Russian Federation.
- H.R. 1064 (106th) Serbia Democratization Act of 2000
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.