House bill · 106th Congress · Public Law 106-121
To extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act for FERC Project No. 9401, the Mt. Hope Waterpower Project.
Became law on Dec 6, 1999.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 2, 1999
- Committee actionApr 21, 1999
- Passed HouseMay 4, 1999 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateNov 19, 1999 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentNov 30, 1999
- Became lawDec 6, 1999
Latest action: Dec 6, 1999 — Became Public Law No: 106-121.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 459.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 459, A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act for FERC Project Number 9401, the Mt. Hope Waterpower Project” on April 26, 1999. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Commerce on April 21, 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/11493
- CBO publication date
- April 26, 1999
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 459, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/459
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
55a718e2000da753835db4d89c5309588deef9690914075d32c3d8736e1dafc2
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 459, An act to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act for FERC Project Number 9401, the Mt. Hope Waterpower Project” on June 21, 1999. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on June 16, 1999”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 21, 1999 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11622
- CBO publication date
- June 21, 1999
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 459, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/459
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
55a718e2000da753835db4d89c5309588deef9690914075d32c3d8736e1dafc2
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- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 106-119 ↗; S. Rept. 106-97 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 24, 1999 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/106/HRPT/119
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/106/SRPT/97 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 459, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/459
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
55a718e2000da753835db4d89c5309588deef9690914075d32c3d8736e1dafc2
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 459, 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
1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
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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.