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House bill · 104th Congress · Did not become law

Regulatory Accountability Act of 1996

H.R. 3277Introduced Apr 18, 1996Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Lamar Smith R-TX
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 23, 1996 — Referred to the Subcommittee on National Economic Growth, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs.

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

45 cosponsors — 41 Republicans, 4 Democrats

5 of 45 cosponsors (11%) are from the other party.

Bill Archer (R-TX), Richard Baker (R-LA), Joe Barton (R-TX), Bill Brewster (D-OK), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Dan Burton (R-IN), Tom Campbell (R-CA), Helen Chenoweth-Hage (R-ID), William Clinger (R-PA), Howard Coble (R-NC), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Larry Combest (R-TX), Gary Condit (D-CA), Wes Cooley (R-OR), Barbara Cubin (R-WY), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Thomas Davis (R-VA), Tom DeLay (R-TX), Nathan Deal (R-GA), John Duncan (R-TN), Bill Emerson (R-MO), Jack Fields (R-TX), David Funderburk (R-NC), George Gekas (R-PA), Pete Geren (D-TX), Gil Gutknecht (R-MN), J. Hastert (R-IL), Wally Herger (R-CA), John Hostettler (R-IN), Steve Largent (R-OK) and 15 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lamar Smith.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-21 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.