Federal Reports Elimination Act of 1998
Public Law 105-362 · S. 1364 · 105th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Nov 10, 1998 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Sen. John McCain (R-AZ)
Cosponsors (1): Sen. Carl Levin
Passage votes
- HouseUnanimous consent
- SenateUnanimous consent
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Department of Agriculture
Title II: NOAA
Title III: Education
Title IV: Department of Energy
Title V: Environmental Protection Agency
Title VI: Department of Health and Human Services
Title VII: Department of Housing and Urban Development
Title VIII: Indian Affairs
Title IX: Department of the Interior
Title X: Department of Justice
Title XI: NASA
Title XII: Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Title XIII: OMB and OPM
Title XIV: Trade
Title XV: Department of Transportation
Federal Reports Elimination Act of 1998 - Title I: Department of Agriculture - Amends various Acts to eliminate specified Department of Agriculture reports.
Title II: NOAA - Amends various Acts to eliminate specified National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reports.
Title III: Education - Amends the Higher Education Amendments of 1992 to eliminate a specified Department of Education report.
Title IV: Department of Energy - Amends various Acts to eliminate and modify specified Department of Energy reports.
Title V: Environmental Protection Agency - Amends various Acts to eliminate specified Environmental Protection Agency reports.
Title VI: Department of Health and Human Services - Amends various Acts to eliminate and modify specified Department of Health and Human Services reports.
Title VII: Department of Housing and Urban Development - Amends various Acts to eliminate specified Department of Housing and Urban Development reports.
Title VIII: Indian Affairs - Amends various Acts to eliminate and modify specified Indian affairs reports.
Title IX: Department of the Interior - Amends various Acts to eliminate and modify specified Department of the Interior reports.
Title X: Department of Justice - Amends various Acts to eliminate specified Department of Justice reports.
Title XI: NASA - Amends various Acts to eliminate specified National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) reports.
Title XII: Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to eliminate and modify specified Nuclear Regulatory Commission reports.
Title XIII: OMB and OPM - Amends various Acts to eliminate specified Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Office of Personnel Management (OPM) reports.
Title XIV: Trade - Amends various Acts to eliminate certain trade-related reports.
Title XV: Department of Transportation - Amends various Acts to eliminate and modify specified Department of Transportation reports.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
A committee links to its page only where it exists in the current Congress; older and renamed committees are named without a link.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 19 actions.
- Nov 10, 1998Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 105-362.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Nov 4, 1998PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 21, 1998Resolving differencesResolving differences · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment to the House amendment Agreed to without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Solomon asked unanimous consent that the House agree to the Senate amendment to the House amendment.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate concurred in the House amendment with an amendment (SP 3836) by Unanimous Consent.
- FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
- Oct 13, 1998FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 390 - 19 (Roll No. 525).House roll call 525
- FloorFloor · At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Kucinich objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Horn moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jun 11, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Jun 10, 1998FloorFloor · Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.
- FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
- May 11, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Mar 10, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Nov 4, 1997CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.