House bill · 106th Congress · Public Law 106-200
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 2, 1999
- Committee actionFeb 11, 1999
- Passed HouseJul 16, 1999 · 234–163
- Passed SenateNov 3, 1999 · 76–19
- Resolving differencesMay 4, 2000
- To the PresidentMay 16, 2000
- Became lawMay 18, 2000
Latest action: May 18, 2000 — Became Public Law No: 106-200.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 434.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 434, African Growth and Opportunity Act” on March 18, 1999. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on International Relations on February 11, 1999”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 18, 1999 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11437
- CBO publication date
- March 18, 1999
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 434, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/434
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- February 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
df1e246facb2cb923beeef5eeb9f4d9608e5116f89cf0dcfa47dab24ecdcc4ae
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 434, African Growth and Opportunity Act” on June 15, 1999. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on June 10, 1999”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 15, 1999 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11649
- CBO publication date
- June 15, 1999
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 434, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/434
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- February 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
df1e246facb2cb923beeef5eeb9f4d9608e5116f89cf0dcfa47dab24ecdcc4ae
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 434, Trade and Development Act of 2000” on May 25, 2000. CBO’s description reads “Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on May 11, 2000”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 25, 2000 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/12297
- CBO publication date
- May 25, 2000
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 434, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/434
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- February 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
df1e246facb2cb923beeef5eeb9f4d9608e5116f89cf0dcfa47dab24ecdcc4ae
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 reportsCongress.gov lists 3 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 106-19,Part 1 ↗; H. Rept. 106-19,Part 2 ↗; H. Rept. 106-606 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 17, 1999 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/106/HRPT/19
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/106/HRPT/19
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/106/HRPT/606 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 434, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/434
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- February 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
df1e246facb2cb923beeef5eeb9f4d9608e5116f89cf0dcfa47dab24ecdcc4ae
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. 434, last updated February 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
75 cosponsors — 39 Republicans, 36 Democrats
36 of 75 cosponsors (48%) are from the other party.
Richard Baker (R-LA), Bill Barrett (R-NE), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), John Boehner (R-OH), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Dave Camp (R-MI), Tom Campbell (R-CA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Jim Davis (D-FL), Tom DeLay (R-TX), Norman Dicks (D-WA), Julian Dixon (D-CA), John Doolittle (R-CA), David Dreier (R-CA), Jennifer Dunn (R-WA), Vernon Ehlers (R-MI), Phil English (R-PA), Thomas Ewing (R-IL), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Mark Foley (R-FL), Harold Ford (D-TN), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), Tony Hall (D-OH), Earl Hilliard (D-AL), Amo Houghton (R-NY) and 45 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Philip Crane.
- H.R. 4868 (106th) Tariff Suspension and Trade Act of 2000
- H.R. 1833 (106th) Customs Authorization Act of 1999
- H.Res. 644 (106th) Providing for the concurrence by the House, with an amendment, in the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 4868.
- H.Res. 645 (106th) Returning to the Senate the bill S. 1109.
- H.R. 984 (106th) Caribbean and Central America Relief and Economic Stabilization Act
- H.R. 1310 (106th) Charitable Giving Tax Relief Act
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.