The bill was adopted by the House of Representatives in March 1998, by a one vote margin of 209 to 208, but it was not acted upon by the Senate before the end of the Congressional session and thus expired.
1998年3月，在众议院以209对208一票之差通过该法案，但由于参议院在国会会期结束前没有采取行动，该法案过期作废。