House bill · 106th Congress · Public Law 106-83

National Medal of Honor Memorial Act

H.R. 1663Introduced May 4, 1999Policy area: Commemorations

Became law on Oct 28, 1999.

Sponsor: Rep. Ken Calvert R-CA

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Where it went

IntroducedMay 4, 1999
Committee actionSep 22, 1999
Passed HouseOct 5, 1999 · 424–0
Passed SenateOct 20, 1999 · by unanimous consent
To the PresidentOct 21, 1999
Became lawOct 28, 1999

Latest action: Oct 28, 1999 — Became Public Law No: 106-83.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1663.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1663, National Medal of Honor Memorial Act” 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 ↗
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https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11831
CBO publication date
September 24, 1999
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1663, 106th Congress
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 106-351 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on September 30, 1999.
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H.R. 1663, 106th Congress
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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

81 cosponsors — 41 Republicans, 40 Democrats

41 of 81 cosponsors (51%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Richard Baker (R-LA), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Howard Berman (D-CA), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), George Brown (D-CA), Stephen Buyer (R-IN), Tom Campbell (R-CA), Lois Capps (D-CA), Julia Carson (D-IN), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Gary Condit (D-CA), Christopher Cox (R-CA), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Julian Dixon (D-CA), Cal Dooley (D-CA), John Doolittle (R-CA), Mike Doyle (D-PA), David Dreier (R-CA), Phil English (R-PA), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Terry Everett (R-AL), Sam Farr (D-CA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Martin Frost (D-TX) and 51 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ken Calvert.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-43 district

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