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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

To amend the Webb-Kenyon Act to allow any State, territory, or possession of the United States to bring an action in Federal court to enjoin violations of that Act or to enforce the laws of such State, territory, or possession with respect to such violations.

H.R. 1063Introduced Mar 13, 1997Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Robert Ehrlich R-MD
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 25, 1997 — Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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

68 cosponsors — 36 Republicans, 32 Democrats

33 of 68 cosponsors (49%) are from the other party.

Richard Baker (R-LA), James Barcia (D-MI), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Roy Blunt (R-MO), David Bonior (D-MI), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Allen Boyd (D-FL), Dan Burton (R-IN), Charles Canady (R-FL), Chris Cannon (R-UT), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Eva Clayton (D-NC), Bob Clement (D-TN), James Clyburn (D-SC), Mac Collins (R-GA), Merrill Cook (R-UT), Barbara Cubin (R-WY), Thomas Davis (R-VA), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Peter Deutsch (D-FL), Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL), John Duncan (R-TN), Jennifer Dunn (R-WA), Bob Etheridge (D-NC), Mark Foley (R-FL), Bob Franks (R-NJ), Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD), Virgil Goode (R-VA) and 38 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Robert Ehrlich.

Sponsor’s state and district

Maryland in Congress · MD-2 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.