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House concurrent resolution · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Expressing the sense of the Congress that Federal retirement cost-of-living adjustments should not be delayed, and that retirement contributions on the part of Federal agencies and Federal and postal employees should not be increased.

H.Con.Res. 71Introduced May 1, 1997Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Elijah Cummings D-MD
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Where it went

Latest action: May 2, 1997 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.

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

25 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 23 Democrats

1 of 25 cosponsors (4%) are from the other party.

Ben Cardin (D-MD), William Clay (D-MO), Bob Clement (D-TN), Danny Davis (D-IL), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Harold Ford (D-TN), Barney Frank (D-MA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Henry Gonzalez (D-TX), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Matthew Martinez (R-CA), James McGovern (D-MA), George Miller (D-CA), Constance Morella (R-MD), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX), Pete Stark (D-CA), Albert Wynn (D-MD).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Elijah Cummings.

Sponsor’s state and district

Maryland in Congress · MD-7 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.