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House bill · 104th Congress · Did not become law

Fugitive Felon Welfare Elimination Act of 1995

H.R. 118Introduced Jan 4, 1995Policy area: Social Welfare
Sponsor: Rep. Peter Blute R-MA
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Where it went

Latest action: Jan 27, 1995 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.

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

43 cosponsors — 38 Republicans, 5 Democrats

6 of 43 cosponsors (14%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Charles Canady (R-FL), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Robert Dornan (R-CA), Mark Foley (R-FL), Jon Fox (R-PA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Bob Franks (R-NJ), Pete Geren (D-TX), Steve Gunderson (R-WI), Jimmy Hayes (R-LA), Joel Hefley (R-CO), Frederick Heineman (R-NC), Wally Herger (R-CA), Tim Holden (D-PA), Bob Inglis (R-SC), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Peter King (R-NY), Scott Klug (R-WI), Steven LaTourette (R-OH), Robert Livingston (R-LA), Jim McCrery (R-LA), John McHugh (R-NY), Jan Meyers (R-KS), Sue Myrick (R-NC), Bill Paxon (R-NY), Tom Petri (R-WI), Deborah Pryce (R-OH) and 13 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Peter Blute.

Sponsor’s state and district

Massachusetts in Congress · MA-3 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.