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House concurrent resolution · 105th Congress · Latest step: Passed Senate

Expressing the sense of the Congress that States should work more aggressively to attack the problem of violent crimes committed by repeat offenders and criminals serving abbreviated sentences.

H.Con.Res. 75Introduced May 7, 1997Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsor: Rep. James Barcia D-MI
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 16, 1998 — Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.Con.Res. 75.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of August 10, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.Con.Res. 75, last updated August 10, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 28, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

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

75 cosponsors — 35 Republicans, 40 Democrats

34 of 75 cosponsors (45%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Richard Baker (R-LA), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Rod Blagojevich (D-IL), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), George Brown (D-CA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Richard Burr (R-NC), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Dave Camp (R-MI), Howard Coble (R-NC), Mac Collins (R-GA), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Robert Cramer (D-AL), Jim Davis (D-FL), Thomas Davis (R-VA), Nathan Deal (R-GA), John Dingell (D-MI), Cal Dooley (D-CA), John Doolittle (R-CA), Chet Edwards (D-TX), Vernon Ehlers (R-MI), Lane Evans (D-IL), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Tillie Fowler (R-FL), Martin Frost (D-TX), Elizabeth Furse (D-OR), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), Virgil Goode (R-VA) and 45 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. James Barcia.

Sponsor’s state and district

Michigan in Congress · MI-5 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.