To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit the paying of witness fees to persons convicted of crime and serving a prison sentence pursuant to that conviction.

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

19 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 9 Democrats

10 of 19 cosponsors (53%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Dick Armey (R-TX), Herbert Bateman (R-VA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Christopher Cox (R-CA), Bill Emerson (R-MO), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Ben Erdreich (D-AL), Harris Fawell (R-IL), Martin Frost (D-TX), Frank Guarini (D-NJ), John Hammerschmidt (R-AR), Henry Hyde (R-IL), William Jefferson (D-LA), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Scott Klug (R-WI), Martin Lancaster (D-NC), Arthur Ravenel (R-SC), F. Sensenbrenner (R-WI).

More from the sponsor

Other 102nd Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Owen Pickett.

• H.R. 1279 (102nd) For the relief of Charlotte S. Neal.
• H.R. 1280 (102nd) For the relief of Earl B. Chappell, Jr.
• H.R. 5128 (102nd) To authorize a certificate of documentation for the vessel REDDY JANE.
• H.R. 1076 (102nd) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the one-time exclusion on gain from the sale of a principal residence to be taken…
• H.R. 1257 (102nd) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the provision terminating the exclusion for benefits under educational assistance…
• H.R. 647 (102nd) To require the President to submit a National Energy Policy Plan, together with implementing legislation, to the Congress by March 31…

Sponsor’s state and district

Virginia in Congress · VA-2 district