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House bill · 102nd Congress · Did not become law

To direct the Secretary of State, together with the Attorney General, to enter into negotiations with other countries to provide for the incarceration in those countries of illegal aliens in the United States imprisoned for Federal offenses.

H.R. 1704Introduced Apr 10, 1991Policy area: International Affairs
Sponsor: Rep. Ronald Machtley R-RI
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 31, 1991 — Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from State.

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

15 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 8 Democrats

8 of 15 cosponsors (53%) are from the other party.

Glenn Anderson (D-CA), Douglas Applegate (D-OH), Herbert Bateman (R-VA), Jim Chapman (D-TX), Gary Condit (D-CA), Dennis Eckart (D-OH), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), Bart Gordon (D-TN), Porter Goss (R-FL), Wally Herger (R-CA), Ron Packard (R-CA), Richard Ray (D-GA), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Christopher Shays (R-CT), Lawrence Smith (D-FL).

More from the sponsor

Other 102nd Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ronald Machtley.

Sponsor’s state and district

Rhode Island in Congress · RI-1 district

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.