House bill · 106th Congress · Public Law 106-135
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail Study Act of 1999
Became law on Dec 7, 1999.
Sponsor: Rep. Wayne Gilchrest R-MDWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 23, 1999
- Committee actionJun 9, 1999
- Passed HouseJun 30, 1999 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateNov 19, 1999 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentNov 30, 1999
- Became lawDec 7, 1999
Latest action: Dec 7, 1999 — Became Public Law No: 106-135.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 791.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 791, Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail Study Act of 1999” on June 16, 1999. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on June 9, 1999”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 16, 1999 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11607
- CBO publication date
- June 16, 1999
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 791, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/791
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- 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. 106-189 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on June 17, 1999.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/189
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 791, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/791
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
211499f3c6d0ddba9f0e93f39c8871432d6b4f9ac3cbb9069da7a897fdc7b17e
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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
3 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 2 Democrats
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Ben Cardin (D-MD), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Constance Morella (R-MD).
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 1088 (106th) Medicare+Choice Payment Fairness Act of 1999
- H.R. 5337 (106th) United States Cruise Vessel Act
- H.R. 5133 (106th) NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office Improvement Act
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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.