House bill · 106th Congress · Public Law 106-32
To declare a portion of the James River and Kanawha Canal in Richmond, Virginia, to be nonnavigable waters of the United States for purposes of title 46, United States Code, and the other maritime laws of the United States.
Became law on Jun 1, 1999.
Sponsor: Rep. Thomas Bliley R-VAWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 9, 1999
- Committee actionApr 22, 1999
- Passed HouseApr 27, 1999 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateMay 26, 1999 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentMay 27, 1999
- Became lawJun 1, 1999
Latest action: Jun 1, 1999 — Became Public Law No: 106-32.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1034.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1034, A bill to declare a portion of the James River and Kanawha Canal in Richmond, Virginia, to be nonnavigable waters of the United States for purposes of title 46, United States Code, and the other maritime laws of the United States” on April 26, 1999. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on April 22, 1999”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 26, 1999 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11496
- CBO publication date
- April 26, 1999
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1034, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/1034
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1034, An act to declare a portion of the James River and Kanawha Canal in Richmond, Virginia, to be nonnavigable waters of the United States for purposes of title 46, United States Code, and the other maritime laws of the United States” on May 12, 1999. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on May 5, 1999”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 12, 1999 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11524
- CBO publication date
- May 12, 1999
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1034, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/1034
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
cdc24d1ca8a20910b384f2bebfc8f6187e5e975e57722e7291deaef9faaa5062
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. 106-107 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 18, 1999 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/106/HRPT/107
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1034, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/1034
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
cdc24d1ca8a20910b384f2bebfc8f6187e5e975e57722e7291deaef9faaa5062
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1034, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 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
4 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 3 Democrats
3 of 4 cosponsors (75%) are from the other party.
Herbert Bateman (R-VA), Owen Pickett (D-VA), Robert Scott (D-VA), Norman Sisisky (D-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Thomas Bliley.
- H.R. 2884 (106th) Energy Act of 2000
- H.R. 2981 (106th) To extend energy conservation programs under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act through March 31, 2000.
- H.R. 1074 (106th) Regulatory Right-to-Know Act of 1999
- H.R. 1400 (106th) Bond Price Competition Improvement Act of 1999
- H.R. 1714 (106th) Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act
- H.R. 2634 (106th) Drug Addiction Treatment 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.