House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 5, 1999
- Committee actionJun 23, 1999
- Passed HouseJul 15, 1999 · 306–118
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 19, 1999 — See also S. 2869.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1691.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1691, Religious Liberty Protection Act of 1999” on June 28, 1999. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on June 23, 1999”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 28, 1999 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11646
- CBO publication date
- June 28, 1999
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1691, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/1691
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 106-219 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on July 1, 1999.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 1, 1999 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/106/HRPT/219
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1691, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/1691
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3c98e853cfb782b19009b8313527194c437cb3690f631dbd257f7c48a937c7be
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- Congress.gov noteFor further action, see S. 2869, which became Public Law 106-274 on September 22, 2000.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 10, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1691, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/1691
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3c98e853cfb782b19009b8313527194c437cb3690f631dbd257f7c48a937c7be
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1691, 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
39 cosponsors — 30 Republicans, 9 Democrats
10 of 39 cosponsors (26%) are from the other party.
Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Bill Barrett (R-NE), Ken Bentsen (D-TX), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Dave Camp (R-MI), Chris Cannon (R-UT), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Merrill Cook (R-UT), Jay Dickey (R-AR), Chet Edwards (D-TX), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Phil English (R-PA), Gene Green (D-TX), Mark Green (R-WI), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Tony Hall (D-OH), Doc Hastings (R-WA), Joel Hefley (R-CO), Asa Hutchinson (R-AR), Henry Hyde (R-IL), Peter King (R-NY), Howard McKeon (R-CA), Constance Morella (R-MD), Charles Norwood (R-GA), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Bob Riley (R-AL), James Rogan (R-CA), F. Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Ronnie Shows (D-MS), Lamar Smith (R-TX) and 9 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Charles Canady.
- H.R. 2372 (106th) Private Property Rights Implementation Act of 2000
- H.R. 4292 (106th) Born-Alive Infants Protection Act of 2000
- H.R. 3660 (106th) Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2000
- H.R. 5018 (106th) Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 2000
- H.R. 1115 (106th) Immunosuppresive Drug Coverage Extension Act of 1999
- H.R. 453 (106th) Pet Safety and Protection Act of 1999
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.