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House bill · 104th Congress · Did not become law

Leave Equity for Adoptive Families Act of 1995

H.R. 2237Introduced Aug 4, 1995Policy area: Labor and Employment
Sponsor: Rep. James Oberstar D-MN
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Where it went

Latest action: Aug 18, 1995 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

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

35 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 28 Democrats, 1 independent

6 of 35 cosponsors (17%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Dan Burton (R-IN), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Floyd Flake (D-NY), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Elizabeth Furse (D-OR), Samuel Gejdenson (D-CT), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Henry Hyde (R-IL), Andrew Jacobs (D-IN), Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), Scott Klug (R-WI), John LaFalce (D-NY), Tom Lantos (D-CA), William Lipinski (D-IL), Carrie Meek (D-FL), George Miller (D-CA), Constance Morella (R-MD), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), John Olver (D-MA), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Earl Pomeroy (D-ND), Nick Rahall (D-WV), Martin Sabo (D-MN), Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and 5 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. James Oberstar.

Sponsor’s state and district

Minnesota in Congress · MN-8 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.