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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

National Language Act of 1997

H.R. 1005Introduced Mar 11, 1997Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Peter King R-NY
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 20, 1997 — Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

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

27 cosponsors — 25 Republicans, 2 Democrats

2 of 27 cosponsors (7%) are from the other party.

Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Bill Barrett (R-NE), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Sonny Bono (R-CA), Jon Christensen (R-NE), Christopher Cox (R-CA), Van Hilleary (R-TN), Ernest Istook (R-OK), Sue Kelly (R-NY), Ray LaHood (R-IL), William Lipinski (D-IL), Donald Manzullo (R-IL), George Nethercutt (R-WA), Mark Neumann (R-WI), Bob Ney (R-OH), Michael Pappas (R-NJ), Ron Paul (R-TX), Bill Paxon (R-NY), Tom Petri (R-WI), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Marge Roukema (R-NJ), Ed Royce (R-CA), Matt Salmon (R-AZ), Bob Stump (R-AZ), Charles Taylor (R-NC), Gene Taylor (D-MS), Dave Weldon (R-FL).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Peter King.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-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.